C1PART 4Enforcement
Enforcement authority powers to require information etc.
I1C112C1Offence of providing false or misleading information in relation to a notice under section 10
1
It is an offence for a person given a notice under section 10, in purported compliance with the notice, to supply information that is false or misleading, if the person—
a
knows that the information supplied is false or misleading, or
b
is reckless as to whether it is false or misleading.
2
It is an offence for a person to supply information that is false or misleading, if the person—
a
knows that the information is false or misleading, or is reckless as to whether it is false or misleading, and
b
knows that the information is to be used for the purpose of supplying information in purported compliance with the requirements of a notice given to another person under section 10.
3
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.
4
In this section, “false or misleading” means false or misleading in a material respect.
Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (1.9.2019) by The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (Transitional Provision for Assured Shorthold Tenancies) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1151), regs. 1(2), 3