Section 416: False statements to auditors.

(1) An officer of a company commits an offence if he knowingly or recklessly makes to a company’s auditors a statement (whether written or oral) which—
(a) conveys or purports to convey any information or explanation which the auditors require, or are entitled to require, as auditors of the company; and
(b) is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.
(2) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable to a penalty as the Commission shall specify in its regulations.