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Pensions Act 2004

Pensions Act 2004

2004 CHAPTER 35

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 – the Board of the Pension Protection Fund

Chapter 5 – Gathering Information
Provision of false or misleading information
Section 195: Offence of providing false or misleading information to the Board

713.A person who knowingly or recklessly provides false or misleading information is guilty of an offence if the information was provided to meet a requirement to provide information set out in regulations under section 190, in response to a notice under section 191 in response to a request by an authorised person during entry under section 192 or if the person providing information was aware that the Board would use the information for the purposes of discharging its functions. That person may be liable to a fine or imprisonment or both. This section should be read in conjunction with section 193.

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