27Failure to provide information or be sworn

27 Failure to provide information or be sworn S. 27(1) amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 17), substituted by No. 54/2021 s. 15(2). (1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail— (a) to comply with a requirement of a notice under section 26(1); or (b) to take an oath or make an affirmation as required under section 26(1B). S. 27(1A) inserted by No. 54/2021 s. 15(2). (1A) If the Commission is satisfied that a person has, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with a requirement of a notice under section 26(1) or to take an oath or make an affirmation as required under section 26(1B), the Commission may certify the failure to the Supreme Court. S. 27(2) amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 17). (2) If the Commission so certifies, the Supreme Court may inquire into the case and— (a) order the person to comply with the requirements within a period specified by the Court; or (b) if the Court is satisfied that the person failed, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirement—punish the person as if the person were in contempt of the Court and, if it thinks fit, also make an order under paragraph (a). S. 27A inserted by No. 54/2021 s. 16.