# Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013, Paragraph 12


(1) A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any requirement imposed under or by virtue of this schedule commits an offence.
(2) A person who intentionally obstructs a person authorised by or by virtue of this schedule in the carrying out of that person's functions under the authorisation commits an offence.
(3) A person who knowingly or recklessly provides false information in purported compliance with a requirement imposed under or by virtue of this schedule commits an offence.
(4) A person who commits an offence under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(5) A person who commits an offence under sub-paragraph (3) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both),
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine (or both).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/14/schedule/5/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-independence-referendum-act-2013/schedule-5/paragraph-12
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