Section 93 — Destroying or falsifying information

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2025-01-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) A person (“P”) commits an offence if, having been required to give information to the CMA or any other person under a provision of Chapter 6, P—

(a) intentionally or recklessly destroys or otherwise disposes of it, falsifies it or conceals it, or

(b) causes or permits its destruction, disposal, falsification or concealment.

(2) See section 97 for provision restricting the application of this section in relation to acts done by a person who is outside the United Kingdom.