# Insurance Companies Act 1982 (repealed), Section 14: Offences under Part I.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A person who carries on business in contravention of this Part of this Act shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person who for the purpose of obtaining the issue of an authorisation furnishes information which he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly furnishes information which is false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both;
(b) on summary conviction—
(i) in England and Wales . . . , to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, if it is greater, the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 32 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980;
(ii) in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, if it is greater, the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 255(8)of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;
(iii) in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or, if it is greater, the prescribed sum within the meaning of Article 4 of the Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/50/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insurance-companies-act-1982-repealed/section-14
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