# The Agricultural Statistics (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, Article 6: Offences


(1) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to furnish information in compliance with a requirement under Article 3 shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(2) If any person—
(a) in purported compliance with a requirement under Article 3 knowingly or recklessly furnishes any information which is false in any material particular, or
(b) publishes or otherwise discloses any information in contravention of Article 5,
he shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (2) shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110491319/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-agricultural-statistics-northern-ireland-order-2004/article-6
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