Section 43B Offence of not giving nationalityF1
A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with a requirement imposed in accordance with section 43A, whether by providing false or incomplete information or by providing no information.
Information provided by a person in response to a requirement imposed in accordance with section 43A is not admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings against that person other than proceedings for an offence under this section.
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to either or both of the following—
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks (or 6 months if the offence was committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003);
a fine;
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to either or both of the following—
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months;
a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
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Textual amendments
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Ss. 43A, 43B inserted (E.W.N.I.) (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 159, 183(1)(5)(e)