SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Procedure for appeals to the CMA

Defaults in relation to evidence

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1

A person who wilfully alters, suppresses or destroys a document which the person has been required to produce under paragraph 9 is guilty of an offence.

2

A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable—

a

on summary conviction—

i

in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F2the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or 6 months, if the offence was committed before F12 May 2022) or a fine, or both;

ii

in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both;

iii

in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both;

b

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine, or both.