# Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006, Section 33: Failure to provide information etc


(1) A person commits an offence if he fails to provide information in accordance with a requirement of OFCOM under section 32or 32A.
(2) In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1) it is a defence for the person to show—
(a) that it was not reasonably practicable for him to comply with the requirement within the period specified by OFCOM; but
(b) that he has taken all reasonable steps to provide the required information after the end of that period.
(3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(4) A person commits an offence if—
(a) in pursuance of a requirement under section 32or 32A, he provides information that is false in any material particular; and
(b) at the time he provides it, he knows it to be false or is reckless as to whether or not it is false.
(5) A person who commits an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine, or to both.
(6) Proceedings for an offence under this section may be brought in respect of a contravention by a person of a requirement imposed under section 32A only if OFCOM have not imposed a financial penalty under sections 32C and 32E in respect of that contravention.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/36/section/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-act-2006/section-33
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