Paragraph 7 OffencesI1I2
United Kingdom
A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse the person fails to comply with a requirement imposed under a disclosure order.
A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) is liable—
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum term for summary offences or a fine (or both);
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).
A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with a requirement imposed under a disclosure order, the person—
makes a statement which the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular.
A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (3) is liable—
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both);
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 3 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see 100(1)
- I2
Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 20.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)