Paragraph 22 I1 C1 C2

(1)

A person who fails to comply with a file access notice is liable to a penalty of £300.

(2)

Failing to comply with a file access notice also includes—

(a)

concealing, destroying or otherwise disposing of a required document, or

(b)

arranging for any such concealment, destruction or disposal.

(3)

“Required document” has the same meaning as in paragraph 21.

Annotations

C1: Sch. 38 Pt. 3 applied (N.I.) by 1992 c. 8, s. 104ZA(2A) (as inserted (1.4.2013) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 38 para. 57; S.I. 2013/279, art. 2)
C2: Sch. 38 Pt. 3 applied (E.W.S.) by 1992 c. 5, s. 110ZA(2A) (as inserted (1.4.2013) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 38 para. 56; S.I. 2013/279, art. 2)

F1: Sch. 38 heading substituted (1.4.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 250(2), Sch. 22 para. 2

C1: Sch. 38 applied by S.I. 2009/470, reg. 33(1) (as substituted (6.4.2013) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/607), regs. 1(1), 9)
C2: Sch. 38 applied (with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Postgraduate Masters Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/606), regs. 1(1), 24(2)
C3: Sch. 38 applied (with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Postgraduate Masters Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/606), regs. 1(1), 43(1)
C4: Sch. 38 applied (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment and Application of Schedule 38 to the Finance Act 2012) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/622), regs. 1, 41 (as amended (1.4.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 250(2), Sch. 22 para. 35)

F1: Word in Sch. 38 Pt. 3 heading substituted (1.4.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 250(2), Sch. 22 para. 7