Omission to give notice triggers criminal liability and graded penalties depending on link to offence or specific orders. Intentional omission by a person legally bound to give notice or furnish information to a public servant, in the manner and at the time required by law, constitutes an offence. The statute prescribes graded punishments: a baseline sanction for general omissions; an elevated sanction where the information relates to commission, prevention, or apprehension of an offender; and a specific sanction where the information is required by an order under the referenced statutory provision, with imprisonment or fine, or both.
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Omission to give notice triggers criminal liability and graded penalties depending on link to offence or specific orders.
Intentional omission by a person legally bound to give notice or furnish information to a public servant, in the manner and at the time required by law, constitutes an offence. The statute prescribes graded punishments: a baseline sanction for general omissions; an elevated sanction where the information relates to commission, prevention, or apprehension of an offender; and a specific sanction where the information is required by an order under the referenced statutory provision, with imprisonment or fine, or both.
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