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Moneylenders Act 2008 s 50

Moneylenders Act 2008 s 50

s 50 Offence of providing false contact information

50.—(1) A person (P) shall be guilty of an offence if —(a) in connection with a loan by an unlicensed moneylender to P or any other person, P gives any contact information which P knows or believes to be false to the unlicensed moneylender or a person acting on the moneylender’s behalf, having reasonable cause to believe that the moneylender or a person acting on the moneylender’s behalf will use the information for the purpose of committing an offence under section 47(1) or (2) against any other person; and (b) the unlicensed moneylender or a person acting on the moneylender’s behalf uses the contact information for the purpose of committing an offence under section 47(1) or (2) against any other person. (2) Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months. (3) In subsection (1), “contact information” means a residential address, business address, telephone number, facsimile number or any other information given to enable an unlicensed moneylender to contact a borrower.[28C

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