reg 88 Information offences
(1) A person (“P”) commits an offence if, in purported compliance with a requirement imposed on P by or under these Regulations, P provides information to any person which is false or misleading in a material particular, and— (a) P knows that the information is false or misleading; or (b) P is reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading. (2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable— (a) on summary conviction— (i) in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, to a fine or to both, (ii) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both; (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both. (3) A person who discloses information in contravention of a relevant requirement is guilty of an offence and liable— (a) on summary conviction— (i) in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, to a fine or to both, (ii) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both; (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both. (4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under paragraph (3) of disclosing information to prove that they reasonably believed— (a) that the disclosure was lawful; or (b) that the information had already and lawfully been made available to the public.