Article 18 OffencesI1

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

(1)

A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse the person fails to comply with a requirement imposed on the person 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 the statutory maximum, or

(c)

both.

(3)

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

(a)

makes a statement which the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or

(b)

recklessly makes 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.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 18 in force at 13.8.2014, see art. 1(b)