Paragraph 8 I1

Section 91 (offences relating to notification) is amended as follows.

For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)

A person (“P”) commits an offence if P—

(a)

fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with—

(i)

section 83(1);

(ii)

section 83A(1), (2), (5) or (7)(b);

(iii)

section 84(1) or (4)(b);

(iv)

section 85(1);

(v)

section 86B(1) or (6)(b);

(vi)

section 89(2)(b);

(vii)

any requirement imposed by regulations under section 86(1);

(b)

notifies to the police any information which P knows to be false in purported compliance with—

(i)

section 83(1);

(ii)

section 83A(1), (2) or (5);

(iii)

section 84(1);

(iv)

section 85(1);

(v)

section 86B(1);

(vi)

any requirement imposed by regulations under section 86(1).

(1A)

A person (“P”) commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if P—

(a)

fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with—

(i)

section 85ZA(2) or (6);

(ii)

section 87(4);

(iii)

section 96ZB(3)(b);

(b)

notifies to the police any information which P knows to be false in purported compliance with section 85ZA(2) or (6).

(1B)

A person (“P”) commits an offence under the law of Scotland if P—

(a)

fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with—

(i)

section 85ZA(2) or (6);

(ii)

section 87(5A) or (5B);

(b)

notifies to the police any information which P knows to be false in purported compliance with section 85ZA(2) or (6).

(1C)

A person (“P”) commits an offence under the law of Northern Ireland if P—

(a)

fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with—

(i)

section 85A(2) or (6);

(ii)

section 87(4);

(b)

notifies to the police any information which P knows to be false in purported compliance with section 85A(2) or (6).”

For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2)

A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);

(d)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both).”

In subsection (3)—

After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)

In subsection (3) “relevant requirement” means—

(a)

in relation to an offence under subsection (1)(a), a requirement imposed by—

(i)

section 83(1);

(ii)

section 83A(1), (2) and (5);

(iii)

section 84(1);

(iv)

section 85(1);

(v)

section 86B(1);

(vi)

regulations under section 86(1);

(b)

in relation to an offence under subsection (1A)(a) or (1B)(a), a requirement imposed by section 85ZA(2) or (6);

(c)

in relation to an offence under subsection (1C)(a), a requirement imposed by section 85A(2) or (6).”