# Agricultural Statistics Act 1979, Section 4: Penalties.


(1) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to furnish information in compliance with a requirement under section 1 ... above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(2) If any person—
(a) in purported compliance with a requirement imposed under section 1 ... above knowingly or recklessly furnishes any information which is false in any material particular, or
(b) publishes or otherwise discloses any information in contravention of section 3 above,
he shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum or to both, or on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/13/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-statistics-act-1979/section-4
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