146 General false statement offences
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (2023 c 56) | Legislation

146  General false statement offences

After section 33 of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (inserted by section 145 of this Act) insert—

“34 False statements: basic offence

(1)     It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to—

(a)     deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar, for the purposes of this Act, a document that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular, or

(b)     make to the registrar, for the purposes of this Act, a statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.

(2)     Where the offence is committed by a legal entity, every managing officer of the entity who is in default also commits the offence.

(3)     A person guilty of an offence

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