Section 39 OffencesI1

(1)

A financial institution is guilty of an offence if without reasonable excuse it fails to comply with a requirement imposed on it under a customer information order.

(2)

A financial institution guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(3)

A financial institution is guilty of an offence if, in purported compliance with a customer information order, it—

(a)

makes a statement which it knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or

(b)

recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular.

(4)

A financial institution guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 39 in force at 11.6.2006 by S.S.I. 2006/281, art. 2