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18.—(1) A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse they fail to comply with a requirement imposed on them under a disclosure order.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to—
(a)imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,
(b)a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or
(c)both.
(3) A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with a requirement imposed on them under a disclosure order, they—
(a)make a statement which they know to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
(b)recklessly make a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (3) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.
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