# Companies Act 2006, Section 795: Notice requiring information: offences


(1) A person who—
(a) fails to comply with a notice under section 793 (notice requiring information about interests in company's shares), or
(b) in purported compliance with such a notice—
(i) makes a statement that he knows to be false in a material particular, or
(ii) recklessly makes a statement that is false in a material particular,
commits an offence.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1)(a) if he proves that the requirement to give information was frivolous or vexatious.
(3) 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 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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/795 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-795
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