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
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.