Part 1: Regulatory scheme for automated vehicles Chapter 3: Provision of information by regulated bodies Section 20: Offences of non-compliance
Subsection (1) sets out that it is an offence for a regulated body (an ASDE or licensed operator) to fail to provide the information requested in an information notice, provide information that is false or misleading or fail to comply with an interview notice. Subsection (2) is self-explanatory.
	Subsection (3) relates to individuals rather than regulated bodies. It sets out that where an individual is identified in an information notice and has been made aware of the contents of the notice, that individual commits an offence if, without a reasonable excuse, they fail to: attend at the time and place specified in the notice; provide the information required by the notice; or if they provide false or misleading information. Subsection (4) describes a similar offence for individuals named in an interview notice.
	Subsection (5) sets out that a person commits an offence if they destroy, suppress or alter the requested information with the intention of preventing accurate information being provided to the Secretary of State. This also applies if the person causes or permits the destruction, suppression or alteration of information. For the purposes of this section, a 'person’ can be an organisation (ASDE or licensed operator) or a natural person.
	Subsection (6) clarifies that the reference to information required by an information notice can include anything that the information is recorded on. The subsection also sets out that it is an offence to destroy anything that is needed for the information to be made legible. For example, equipment that may be needed to ‘translate’ computer coding into an understandable format.
	Subsection (7) sets out the penalty a person is liable for if they are found to have committed an offence set out in this section. A person can be an organisation (ASDE or licensed operator) or a natural person.