# Companies Act 2006, Section 1191: Offences

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Regulations under section 1188 ... may provide that it is an offence for a person—
(a) to fail to comply with a requirement under the regulations to send a statement to the registrar;
(b) knowingly or recklessly to send a statement under the regulations to the registrar that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.
(2) The regulations may provide that a person guilty of such an offence 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 to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(ii) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).
(3) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022, for “the general limit in a magistrates’ court” in subsection (2)(b)(i) substitute “ six months ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1191 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-1191
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