# The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2013, Regulation 46: Offences


(1) This regulation applies in the case of proceedings before the Tribunal under these Regulations.
(2) A person (“OP”) is guilty of an offence if OP, without reasonable excuse—
(a) refuses or fails—
(i) to attend following the issue of a summons by the Tribunal; or
(ii) to give evidence; or
(b) alters, suppresses, conceals or destroys, or refuses to produce a document which OP may be required to produce for the purposes of proceedings before the Tribunal.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (2)(a) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (2)(b) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction—
(i) in England and Wales, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; and
(ii) in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding £5,000; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1389/regulation/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-market-integrity-and-transparency-enforcement-etc-regulations-2013/regulation-46
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