# Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023, Section 198: Offences in connection with section 197

Extent: E+W

(1) A person required to provide information by a notice under section 197 commits an offence if the person fails, without reasonable excuse, to provide the information.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) A person required to provide information by a notice under section 197 commits an offence if the person, in purported compliance with the notice, knowingly provides information which is false or misleading in a material respect.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2023/3/section/198 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/historic-environment-wales-act-2023/section-198
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