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Section 19: Provision of rules with intent to mislead or defraud

Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 · 2014 c. 14View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Name, rules, powers etc

A person commits an offence if, with intent to mislead or defraud, the person gives to any other person—

a copy of any rules other than the registered rules of a registered society on the pretence that they are the society's existing rules or that there are no other rules of the society, or
a copy of the rules of a society which is not a registered society on the pretence that they are the rules of a registered society.

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.

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