# The Scottish Tribunals (Offences in Relation to Proceedings) Regulations 2016, Regulation 2: Offences in relation to proceedings before the Scottish Tribunals


(1) In any proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal it is an offence for any person to—
(a) make a false statement in an application in a case;
(b) alter, conceal or destroy, or fail to produce, something that is required to be produced in accordance with Tribunal Rules; or
(c) fail to attend or give evidence, when required to do so in accordance with Tribunal Rules.
(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence—
(a) under paragraph (1)(a), to prove that the false statement was not knowingly made;
(b) under paragraph (1)(b), to prove that a thing was not knowingly altered, concealed or destroyed;
(c) under paragraph (1)(b) or (c), to prove that there was a reasonable excuse for having acted in the way charged.
(3) A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both);
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding £5,000 (or both).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111032350/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-tribunals-offences-in-relation-to-proceedings-regulations-2016/regulation-2
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