Section 144 False statements made in response to information noticesI1
It is an offence for a person, in response to an information notice—
to make a statement which the person knows to be false in a material respect, or
recklessly to make a statement which is false in a material respect.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 144 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(f)
Notes on Part 6
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 6 applied in part (with modifications) by S.I. 2016/696, Sch. 2 (as substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 406 (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g) (with reg. 4); and as amended (5.2.2026) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 105, 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(u); and (30.9.2026) by S.I. 2026/386, reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 19(3)(c); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c))
- C2
Pts. 5-7 applied in part (with modifications) (5.2.2026) by S.I. 2003/2426, reg. 31, Sch. 1 (as substituted by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 115(5)(8), 142(1), Sch. 13; S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(y)(z14) (with regs. 8-11) and as amended (30.9.2026) by S.I. 2026/386, reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 6(3), (4)(j); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c))