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False Statements.
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39.— (1) A person who states to a member of the Garda Síochána or a member of IFI that—
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(a) an offence under this Act or any other enactment has been or is being committed,
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(b) a provision of this Act, a provision of any other enactment or any rule of law has been or is being contravened, or
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(c) there has been serious wrongdoing by any person in relation to IFI,
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knowing the statement to be false commits an offence.
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(2) A person convicted of an offence under this section is liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €100,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both.
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