Offences under
ss.1 and 2.
4.
(b) any requirement imposed by such a court, tribunal
or authority to produce or furnish any document
or information to a person specified in the
requirement,
shall be treated as a requirement to produce or furnish
that document or information to that court, tribunal or
authority.
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(6) In this section commercial document" and
commercial information" means respectively a document
or information relating to a business of any description and "document" includes any record or device by means of
which material is recorded or stored.
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(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, any person who
without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any
requirement imposed under subsection (2) of section 1
above or knowingly contravenes any directions given under
subsection (3) of that section or section 2(1) above shall
be guilty of an offence and liable
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine;
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding
the statutory maximum.
(2) A person who is neither a citizen of the United
Kingdom and Colonies nor a body corporate incorporated in Bermuda shall not be guilty of an offence under subsection
(1) above by reason of anything done or omitted outside
Bermuda in contravention of directions under section 1(3)
or 2 (1) above.
(3) No proceedings for an offence under subsection (1)
above shall be instituted in Bermuda except by or with the consent of the Attorney General of Bermuda.
(4) Proceedings against any person for an offence under this section may be taken before the appropriate court in Bermuda having jurisdiction in the place where that person is for the time being.
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