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s.64ZZL
Offences in relation to inspections and investigations
(1) A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a specified requirement imposed on the person. (2) A person commits an offence if the person, with intent to defraud, fails to comply with a specified requirement imposed on the person. (3) A person commits an offence if— (a) in purported compliance with a specified requirement imposed on the person, the person produces a record or document, gives an answer, or gives any explanation or particulars, that are false or misleading in a material particular; and (b) the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the record or document, the answer, or the explanation or particulars, are false or misleading in the material particular. (4) A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with a specified requirement imposed on the person, the person, with intent to defraud, produces a record or document, gives an answer, or gives any explanation or particulars, that are false or misleading in a material particular. (5) A person commits an offence if the person, with intent to defraud— (a) causes or allows another person to fail to comply with a specified requirement imposed on that other person; or (b) causes or allows that other person, in purported compliance with a specified requirement imposed on that other person, to produce a record or document, to give an answer, or to give any explanation or particulars, that are false or misleading in a material particular. (6) A person is not excused from complying with a requirement imposed on the person under section 64ZZH(6) or 64ZZI(1) only on the ground that to do so might tend to incriminate the person. (7) Despite anything in this Ordinance, no criminal proceedings may be instituted against a person under subsection (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) in respect of a conduct if— (a) proceedings have previously been instituted against the person under section 64ZZK(2 )( b) in respect of the same conduct; and (b) those proceedings remain pending, or because of the previous institution of those proceedings, no proceedings may again be lawfully instituted against that person under section 64ZZK(2 )( b) in respect of the same conduct. (8) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable— (a) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $200,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year; or (b) on summary conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (9) A person who commits an offence under subsection (3) 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. (10) A person who commits an offence under subsection (2), (4) or (5) is liable— (a) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $1,000,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years; or (b) on summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (11) In this section— specified requirement ( 指明要求 ) means a requirement imposed under section 64ZZF(3) , 64ZZG(1) or (2), 64ZZH(6) or 64ZZI(1) or (2).