# The Insolvency (Scotland) (Receivership and Winding up) Rules 2018, Article 7.17: False claims or evidence


If a creditor produces under rule 7.16 a statement of claim or documentary evidence of debt or other evidence which is false—
(a) the creditor is guilty of an offence unless the creditor shows that the creditor neither knew nor had reason to believe that the statement of claim or documentary evidence of debt or other evidence was false;
(b) the company is guilty of an offence if the company—
(i) knew or became aware that the statement of claim or documentary evidence of debt or other evidence was false; and
(ii) failed as soon as practicable after acquiring such knowledge to report it to the liquidator.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/347/part/7/chapter/4/article/7n17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-scotland-receivership-and-winding-up-rules-2018/part-7/chapter-4/article-7n17
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