171 False statement offences in connection with information notices
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (2023 c 56) | Legislation

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171  False statement offences in connection with information notices

For section 15 of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 substitute—

“15 Failure to comply with notice under section 12 or 13

(1)     A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a notice under section 12 or 13 commits an offence.

(2)     Where the offence is committed by a legal entity, the offence is also committed by every officer of the entity who is in default.

(3)     It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the requirement to give information was frivolous or vexatious.

(4)     A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)     on summary conviction

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