If a person other than the investigator ("the defaulter") fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under this Part the person imposing the requirement may certify that fact in writing to the court.
If the court is satisfied that the defaulter failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirement, it may deal with the defaulter (and in the case of a body corporate, any director or other officer) as if he were in contempt ; and "officer", in relation to a limited liability partnership, means a member of the limited liability partnership..
A person who knows or suspects that an investigation is being or is likely to be conducted under this Part is guilty of an offence if—
unless he shows that he had no intention of concealing facts disclosed by the documents from the investigator.
A person who, in purported compliance with a requirement imposed on him under this Part—
is guilty of an offence.
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) or (4) is liable—
Any person who intentionally obstructs the exercise of any rights conferred by a warrant under section 176 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.
In this section—
"court" means—the High Court;in Scotland, the Court of Session;
"investigator appointed by the FCA" means an investigator appointed by the FCA under section 167, 168 or 169;
"officer of the FCA" means an officer authorised by the FCA for the purposes of section 165(3).