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Article 18 OffencesI1

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

(1)

A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse they fail to comply with a requirement imposed on them under a disclosure order.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to—

(a)

imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,

(b)

a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or

(c)

both.

(3)

A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with a requirement imposed on them under a disclosure order, they—

(a)

make a statement which they know to be false or misleading in a material particular, or

(b)

recklessly make a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (3) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.

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Art. 18 in force at 11.11.2013, see art. 1(1)