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Formal Consolidation |  2006 RevEd
Refusal to provide information, etc.
75.—(1)  Any person who fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under section 63, 64 or 65 shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)  If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) in respect of a requirement to produce a document, it shall be a defence for him to prove that —
(a)the document was not in his possession or under his control; and
(b)it was not reasonably practicable for him to comply with the requirement.
(3)  If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) in respect of a requirement —
(a)to provide information;
(b)to provide an explanation of a document; or
(c)to state where a document is to be found,
it shall be a defence for him to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the requirement.
(4)  Failure to comply with a requirement imposed under section 63 or 64 shall not be an offence if the person imposing the requirement has failed to act in accordance with that section.
[UK Competition 1998, s. 42 (1) to (4)]
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 23 of 2007
Refusal to provide information, etc.
75.—(1)  Any person who fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under section 61A, 63, 64 or 65 shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)  If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) in respect of a requirement to produce a document, it shall be a defence for him to prove that —
(a)the document was not in his possession or under his control; and
(b)it was not reasonably practicable for him to comply with the requirement.
(3)  If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) in respect of a requirement —
(a)to provide information;
(b)to provide an explanation of a document; or
(c)to state where a document is to be found,
it shall be a defence for him to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the requirement.
(4)  Failure to comply with a requirement imposed under section 61A, 63 or 64 shall not be an offence if the person imposing the requirement has failed to act in accordance with that section.
[UK Competition 1998, s. 42 (1) to (4)]