# The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014, Article 18: Offences

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1893/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-investigations-order-2014/article-18
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