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Paragraph 3 OffencesF1

(1)

A person commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if the person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement imposed by paragraph 1(1) or (4).

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(3)

A person commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if the person—

(a)

fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement imposed by paragraph 2;

(b)

gives a notification, in purported compliance with such a requirement, of any information which the person knows to be false.

(4)

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

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine, or both;

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine, or both.

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Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 1A inserted (2.12.2025 for specified purposes) by Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (c. 31), ss. 58(3), 65(3)(f)