Schedule 11: Central counterparties Part 6 – Information, investigation and enforcement Offences etc
Paragraph 132 sets out the criminal offences which apply in relation to investigations. Paragraphs (1) and (2) provide that if a person fails to comply with requirements imposed under an investigation without reasonable excuse, that person can be dealt with as if they were in contempt of court. Sub-paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) set out other offences relating to the falsification, concealment or destruction of documents by a person who knows that an investigation is being or is likely to be conducted, the provision of false or misleading information in response to a requirement imposed under this Schedule, and the intentional obstruction of the exercise of rights conferred by a warrant under paragraph 130. Sub-paragraph (7) sets out the penalties for these offences.