Provision of false or misleading information
80Offences of providing false or misleading information
(1)Any person who knowingly or recklessly provides the Regulator with information which is false or misleading in a material particular is guilty of an offence if the information—
(a)is provided in purported compliance with a requirement under—
(i)section 62 (the register: duties of trustees or managers),
(ii)section 64 (duty of trustees or managers to provide scheme return),
(iii)section 72 (provision of information), or
(iv)section 75 (inspection of premises: powers of inspectors),
(b)is provided in applying for registration of a pension scheme under section 2 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (registration of stakeholder pension schemes), or
(c)is provided otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) but in circumstances in which the person providing the information intends, or could reasonably be expected to know, that it would be used by the Regulator for the purpose of exercising its functions under this Act or the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26).
(2)Any person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.