Section 77 Offence of providing false informationI1I2
United Kingdom
A person commits an offence if—
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a foreign activity arrangement, and
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.
A person commits an offence if—
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a relevant activity which is required to be registered under section 68, and
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.
A person commits an offence if—
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a foreign influence arrangement,
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way, and
the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.
A person commits an offence if—
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a political influence activity which is required to be registered under section 72,
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way, and
the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 77 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 100(1)
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S. 77 in force at 1.7.2025 by S.I. 2025/674, reg. 2