Paragraph 14 C1 F1 F2

(1)

A person commits an offence if the person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a duty under section 790G, 790H or 790HA.

(2)

Where the person is 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 paragraph is liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);

(b)

on summary conviction—

(i)

in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);

(ii)

in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);

(iii)

in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).

Annotations

F1: Schs. 1A, 1B inserted (26.5.2015 for specified purposes, 6.4.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 3 para. 2; S.I. 2015/1329, reg. 3(a); S.I. 2015/2029, reg. 4(a)
F2: Sch. 1B paras. 13-14B and cross-heading substituted for Sch. 1B paras. 13, 14 (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 18.11.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 20(3); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i)(4)

C1: Sch. 1B applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2009/1804, reg. 31N (as inserted (6.4.2016) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/340), regs. 1(3), 3, Sch. 1 and as amended (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2025/1033, regs. 1(3)(c), 8(8) (with regs. 12-16); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i))

C2: Sch. 1B applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2009/2436, Sch. 1 para. 20B (as inserted (26.6.2017) by The Information about People with Significant Control (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/693), regs. 2, 36 (with Sch. Pt. 3))