# Companies Act 2006, Section 790F: Failure by company to comply with information duties


(1) If a company fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a duty under section 790CB, 790D, 790DA(3), 790E, 790EA, 790EB, 790EC, 790ED, 790EE or 790EF to take steps or give a notice, an offence is committed by—
(a) the company, and
(b) every officer of the company who is in default.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section 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 twelve months or a fine (or both);
(ii) in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(iii) in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/790F (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-790F
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