Part 4Foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme
Information
I177Offence of providing false information
1
A person commits an offence if—
a
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a foreign activity arrangement, and
b
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.
2
A person commits an offence if—
a
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a relevant activity which is required to be registered under section 68, and
b
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.
3
A person commits an offence if—
a
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a foreign influence arrangement,
b
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way, and
c
the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.
4
A person commits an offence if—
a
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a political influence activity which is required to be registered under section 72,
b
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way, and
c
the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.