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Finance Act 2014

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173 Offence of failing to provide security or appoint representative

(1) A person who is, or is required to be, registered under section 164 is guilty of an offence if the person— (a) is required to give security or further security by a notice under section 170 and does not comply with that requirement, or (b) is required to appoint a representative by a notice under section 171 and does not comply with that requirement. (2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable, on summary conviction, to— (a) in England and Wales, a fine, or (b) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. (3) The reference in subsection (2)(a) to a fine is to be read as a reference to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale in relation to an offence committed before section 85(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force.

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173 Offence of failing to provide security or appoint representative

(1) A person who is, or is required to be, registered under section 164 is guilty of an offence if the person— (a) is required to give security or further security by a notice under section 170 and does not comply with that requirement, or (b) is required to appoint a representative by a notice under section 171 and does not comply with that requirement. (2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable, on summary conviction, to— (a) in England and Wales, a fine, or (b) in Scotland or Northern Ireland, a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. (3) The reference in subsection (2)(a) to a fine is to be read as a reference to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale in relation to an offence committed before section 85(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force.

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