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Change 1
As published
144 Offence of providing false information in certain circumstances.
(1) A person who, in connection with an application by him for, or his continued holding of, a licence under the 1990 Act or this Act—
(a) makes a statement to OFCOM which he knows to be false in a material particular, or
(b) recklessly makes a statement to OFCOM which is false in a material particular,
is guilty of an offence if the statement relates to a matter which would be relevant in determining whether he is by virtue of any of the provisions specified in subsection (3) a disqualified person, and he is by virtue of any of those provisions a disqualified person in relation to that licence.
(2) A person who, in connection with an application by him for, or his continued holding of, a licence under the 1990 Act or this Act, withholds any information with the intention of causing OFCOM to be misled is guilty of an offence if—
(a) the information would be relevant in determining whether he is by virtue of any of the provisions specified in subsection (3) a disqualified person, and
(b) he is by virtue of any of those provisions a disqualified person in relation to that licence.
(3) The provisions referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are the following provisions of paragraph 1(1) of Part II of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act—
(a) paragraphs (d) to (g),
(b) paragraph (h) so far as relating to participation by bodies falling within paragraph (d), (e) or (g),
(c) paragraph (hh) so far as relating to a body corporate controlled by a body corporate in which a body falling within paragraph (d), (e) or (g) is a participant with more than a 5 per cent. interest,
(d) paragraph (i) so far as relating to control by a person falling within any of paragraphs (d) to (g) or by two or more such persons, and
(e) paragraph (j) so far as relating to participation by a body corporate which is controlled by a person falling within any of paragraphs (d) to (g) or by two or more such persons.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.
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Your change, as a redline
144 Offence of providing false information in certain circumstances.
(1) A person who, in connection with an application by him for, or his continued holding of, a licence under the 1990 Act or this Act—
(a) makes a statement to OFCOM which he knows to be false in a material particular, or
(b) recklessly makes a statement to OFCOM which is false in a material particular,
is guilty of an offence if the statement relates to a matter which would be relevant in determining whether he is by virtue of any of the provisions specified in subsection (3) a disqualified person, and he is by virtue of any of those provisions a disqualified person in relation to that licence.
(2) A person who, in connection with an application by him for, or his continued holding of, a licence under the 1990 Act or this Act, withholds any information with the intention of causing OFCOM to be misled is guilty of an offence if—
(a) the information would be relevant in determining whether he is by virtue of any of the provisions specified in subsection (3) a disqualified person, and
(b) he is by virtue of any of those provisions a disqualified person in relation to that licence.
(3) The provisions referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are the following provisions of paragraph 1(1) of Part II of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act—
(a) paragraphs (d) to (g),
(b) paragraph (h) so far as relating to participation by bodies falling within paragraph (d), (e) or (g),
(c) paragraph (hh) so far as relating to a body corporate controlled by a body corporate in which a body falling within paragraph (d), (e) or (g) is a participant with more than a 5 per cent. interest,
(d) paragraph (i) so far as relating to control by a person falling within any of paragraphs (d) to (g) or by two or more such persons, and
(e) paragraph (j) so far as relating to participation by a body corporate which is controlled by a person falling within any of paragraphs (d) to (g) or by two or more such persons.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.
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