Regulation 11 Amendment of Part X (Offences)

insert after paragraph (2)—

“(2A)

An operator of a scheme who contravenes regulation 3(5B) is guilty of an offence.

(2B)

A person who contravenes a requirement of regulation 21A or who is in breach of either of the conditions specified in paragraph 1(a) or (b) of Schedule 2A is guilty of an offence.”; and

for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3)

A person who furnishes any information to the appropriate Agency in connection with its functions under these Regulations or furnishes information to which regulation 17A applies to an operator of a scheme, shall be guilty of an offence if, in furnishing the information he—

(a)

knows the information to be false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)

furnishes such information recklessly and it is false or misleading in a material particular.

(3A)

A person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement imposed in a notice under regulation 25(3) shall be guilty of an offence.”.