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Section 67 Offences in connection with disclosure notices or search warrantsI1I2C1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he fails to comply with any requirement imposed on him under section 62 or 63.

(2)

A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with any requirement imposed on him under section 62 or 63—

(a)

he makes a statement which is false or misleading, and

(b)

he either knows that it is false or misleading or is reckless as to whether it is false or misleading.

“False or misleading” means false or misleading in a material particular.

(3)

A person commits an offence if he wilfully obstructs any person in the exercise of any rights conferred by a warrant under section 66.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (3) is liable on summary conviction—

(a)

to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or

(b)

to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,

or to both.

(5)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both;

(b)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.

(6)

In the application of this section to Scotland, the reference to 51 weeks in subsection (4)(a) is to be read as a reference to 12 months.

F2(7)

In the application of this section to Northern Ireland—

(a)

the reference to 51 weeks in subsection (4)(a) is to be read as a reference to 6 months; and

(b)

the reference to 12 months in subsection (5)(b) is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 67(5)(b) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1

F2

S. 67(7) inserted (1.12.2006) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), s. 31(3), Sch. 3 para. 8; S.I. 2006/2966, art. 3

Modifications

C1

Ss. 60-67 extended (Northern Ireland) (1.12.2006) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), ss. 26(1), 31(3); S.I. 2006/2966, art. 3

Commencement

I1

S. 67 in force at 1.4.2006 except to the extent that it extends to S. by S.I. 2005/1521, art. 5(1)

I2

S. 67 in force at 1.4.2006 for S. by S.S.I. 2006/166, art. 2(1)(a)

Notes on Chapter 1

Modifications

C1

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (6.7.2020 at 1.00 p.m.) by The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/680), regs. 1(2), 37

C2

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/135), regs. 1(2), 58; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 3(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C3

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/466), regs. 1(2), 46; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 9(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C4

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/136), regs. 1(2), 58; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 4(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C5

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/610), regs. 1, 35; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 8(2)

C6

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/438), regs. 1(2), 56; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 6(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C7

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/617), regs. 1(2), 30; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 11(2)

C8

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/855), regs. 1(2), 87; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1) (as amended (30.6.2023) by S.I. 2023/713, regs. 1(2), 9)

C9

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/577), regs. 1(2), 33; S.I. 2020/1416, reg. 2(2)

C10

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/707), regs. 1(2), 57; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 14(2)

C11

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/573), regs. 1(2), 49; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 11(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C12

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1278), regs. 1(2), 56; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 20(2)

C13

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/618), regs. 1(2), 36; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 14(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C14

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/753), regs. 1(2), 57; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 15(2)

C15

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/600), regs. 1(2), 55; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 12(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C16

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/642), regs. 1(2), 70; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 12(2)

C17

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/411), regs. 1(2), 117; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 7(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C18

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/604), regs. 1(2), 56; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 13(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C19

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/705), regs. 1(2), 37; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 13(2)

C20

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1474), regs. 1(2), 36; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 24(2)

C21

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/461), regs. 1(2), 63; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 8(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C22

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/554), regs. 1(2), 36; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 10(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C23

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/616), regs. 1(2), 56; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 10(2)

C24

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/948), regs. 1(2), 45; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 16(2)

C25

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/134), regs. 1(2), 58; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 2(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C26

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1145), regs. 1(2), 35; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 3(2)

C27

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/597), regs. 1(2), 35; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 6(2)

C28

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1665), regs. 1(3), 73

C29

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Burundi (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1142), regs. 1(2), 35; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 2(2)

C30

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/433), regs. 1(2), 56; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 5(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C31

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/608), regs. 1(2), 36; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 7(2)

C32

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/792), regs. 1(3), 86; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C33

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (31.12.2020) by The Misappropriation (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1468), regs. 1(2), 36; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 23(2)

C34

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (26.4.2021 at noon) by The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/488), regs. 1(2), 36

C35

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (29.4.2021 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/496), regs. 1(3), 67

C36

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (14.12.2021) by The Burundi (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1404), regs. 1(2), 36

C37

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (28.12.2022) by The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1281), regs. 1(2), 47

C38

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (14.12.2023) by The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1314), regs. 1(2), 86 (with regs. 98-100)

C39

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (10.10.2024) by The Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/948), regs. 1(2), 30 (with regs. 14, 29)

C40

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (23.7.2025) by The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/902), regs. 1(2), 47

C41

Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (15.10.2026) by The Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/1071), regs. 1(2), 47 (with regs. 49-51)