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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-2000/schedule-3/paragraph-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-2000/schedule-3/paragraph-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/39",
  "legislation_title": "Insolvency Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In Schedule 10 (punishment of offences), after the entry relating to section 235(5) there is inserted the following entry—\n“\n262A(1).\nFalse representation or fraud for purpose of obtaining creditors’ approval of proposed voluntary arrangement.\n1. On indictment.\n2. Summary.\n7 years or a fine, or both.\n6 months or the statutory maximum, or both.\n”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/39/schedule/3/paragraph/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:29.366316+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."
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