Section 118 OffencesI1

(1)

An offence is committed by a person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement imposed on the person under section 116(4).

(2)

An offence is committed by a person who, in response to a requirement imposed on the person under section 116(4), provides incorrect information which the person—

(a)

did not take reasonable steps to verify or to have verified, or

(b)

knows to be incorrect.

(3)

A person does not commit an offence under subsection (2)(a) if there were no steps that the person could reasonably have taken to verify the information or to have it verified.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 118 in force at 1.9.2014 by S.I. 2014/2125, art. 2(a)