# Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Paragraph 2


(1) It is an offence for a person—
(a) to refuse without reasonable excuse to answer any question put under section 8(5),
(b) to give an answer to such a question knowing the answer to be false in a material particular, or
(c) recklessly to give an answer to such a question that is false in a material particular.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/schedule/6/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009/schedule-6/paragraph-2
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