Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
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Offence of providing false or misleading information | ||
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226. (1) A person who, in relation to a complaint, an investigation or an investigation under section 227 , provides to the Police Ombudsman or to a member of An Garda Síochána information that the person knows to be false or misleading is guilty of an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, to a class C fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both. | ||
(2) A prosecution for an offence under this section shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions on the referral of the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions by the Police Ombudsman. |