COMPETITION ORDINANCE
Ord. No. 14 of 2012
A1403
- (b) on summary conviction, to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
53. Destroying or falsifying documents
(1) A person commits an offence if, having been required to produce a document under section 41 (Powers to obtain documents and information) or section 50 (Powers conferred by warrant), the person—
- (a) intentionally or recklessly destroys or otherwise disposes of it, falsifies it or conceals it; or
- (b) causes or permits its destruction, disposal, falsification or concealment.
(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
- (a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of $1,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
- (b) on summary conviction, to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
54. Obstruction of search
(1) It is an offence for a person to obstruct any person exercising a power under a warrant issued under section 48.
(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
- (a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of $1,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
- (b) on summary conviction, to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
55. Providing false or misleading documents or information
(1) If any person produces or provides any document or information to the Commission under this Part, that person commits an offence if—
- (a) the document or information is false or misleading in a material particular; and
- (b) the person knows or is reckless as to whether the document or information is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) A person who—
- (a) provides any document or information to another person, knowing the document or information to be false or misleading in a material particular; or
- (b) recklessly provides any document or information to another person that is false or misleading in a material particular,