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172 General false statement offences

For section 32 of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 substitute -

"32 False statements: basic offence

(1) It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to -

(a) deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar, for the purposes of this Part, a document that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular, or

(b) make to the registrar, for the purposes of this Part, a statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.

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

(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable -

(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;

(b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;

(c) on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

32A False statements: aggravated offence

(1) It is an offence

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