# Data Protection Act 2018, Section 144: False statements made in response to information notices


It is an offence for a person, in response to an information notice—
(a) to make a statement which the person knows to be false in a material respect, or
(b) recklessly to make a statement which is false in a material respect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/section/144 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018/section-144
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