Article 40 Duty to provide information: offencesI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

A person commits an offence if—

(a)

he is required under Article 37 or 38 or in pursuance of Article 39 to provide information to F1DBS , and

(b)

he fails, without reasonable excuse, to provide the information.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Annotations

F1: Word in arts. 37-44 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 6(b) (with Pt. 4)

I1: Art. 40 wholly in operation; art. 40 not in operation at date of making see art. 1(3); art. 40 in operation for certain purposes at 14.4.2008 by S.R. 2008/127, art. 4(f); art. 40 in operation for certain purposes at 13.3.2009 by S.R. 2009/41, art. 3(2)(e); art. 40 in operation at 12.10.2009 in so far as it is not already in operation by S.R. 2009/346, art. 3, Sch.