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Paragraph 14

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(1)

A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with an order under paragraph 13, he—

(a)

makes a statement which he 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.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) shall be liable—

(a)

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

(b)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.