Section 113G | Failure to comply with section 113D, 113E or 113F ^F1

(1)A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with section 113D or 113E commits an offence.

(2)A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a notice under section 113F commits an offence.

(3)Where an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is committed by a firm, the offence is also committed by every officer of the firm who is in default.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);

(b)on summary conviction—

(i)in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);

(ii)in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both) and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-fifth of the statutory maximum;

(iii)in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both) and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-fifth of the statutory maximum.