PART 1Registration of overseas entities
Obtaining, updating and verifiying information
15BF1False statements under section 12 or 13: aggravated offence
1
A person who is given a notice under section 12 or 13 commits an offence if, in purported compliance with the notice, the person makes a statement that the person knows to be misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.
2
Where the offence is committed by a legal entity, the offence is also committed by every officer of the entity who is in default.
3
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
a
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);
b
on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
c
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
d
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both).