Section 47J — Fair Trading Act 1986: Offence to contravene section 47G

47J Offence to contravene section 47G (1) No person may,— (a) without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice under section 47G ; or (b) in purported compliance with the notice, supply information, or supply a document, knowing it to be false or misleading. (2) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 in the case of an individual, or $30,000 in the case of a body corporate. (3) Proceedings for an offence against subsection (2) may be commenced within 6 months after the matter giving rise to the contravention was discovered or ought reasonably to have been discovered. Compare: 1986 No 5 s 103 Sections 47G to 47J were inserted, as from 8 July 2003, by section 15 Fair Trading Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 31). See section 16 of that Act as to proceedings already barred and pending proceedings.