{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/section-263O",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/section-263O.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/45",
  "legislation_title": "Insolvency Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986",
  "path": "section/263O",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "263O",
  "heading": "False representations and omissions",
  "text": "(1) It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make any false representation or omission in—\n(a) making a bankruptcy application to an adjudicator, or\n(b) providing any information to an adjudicator in connection with a bankruptcy application.\n(2) It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to fail to notify an adjudicator of a matter in accordance with a requirement imposed by or under this Part.\n(3) It is immaterial for the purposes of an offence under this section whether or not a bankruptcy order is made as a result of the application.\n(4) It is not a defence in proceedings for an offence under this section that anything relied on, in whole or in part, as constituting the offence was done outside England and Wales.\n(5) Proceedings for an offence under this section may only be instituted—\n(a) by the Secretary of State, or\n(b) by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 9 Ch. A1 inserted (25.4.2013 for specified purposes, 6.4.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(1)(i)(3), Sch. 18; S.I. 2016/191, art. 2"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/section/263O",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:55:00.443447+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}