1. Any person who, being required under this Code to provide information to another person on matters relating to the company’s affairs, provides information contrary to the truth is punishable by imprisonment for up to 2 years or a fine.
1 - Aquele que, estando nos termos do presente Código obrigado a prestar a outrem informações sobre matéria da vida da sociedade, as der contrárias à verdade, é punido com pena de prisão até 2 anos ou com pena de multa.
2. The same penalty applies to any person who, in the circumstances described in the preceding paragraph, maliciously provides incomplete information that may lead the recipients to erroneous conclusions with an effect identical or similar to that which false information on the same subject would have.
2 - Com a mesma pena será punido aquele que, nas circunstâncias descritas no número anterior, prestar maliciosamente informações incompletas e que possam induzir os destinatários a conclusões erróneas de efeito idêntico ou semelhante ao que teriam informações falsas sobre o mesmo objecto.
3. If the act is committed with intent to cause damage, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, to any member who did not knowingly participate in that act, or to the company, the penalty is imprisonment for up to 2 years and 6 months or a fine.
3 - Se o facto for praticado com intenção de causar dano, material ou moral, a algum sócio que não tenha conscientemente concorrido para o mesmo facto, ou à sociedade, a pena é de prisão até 2 anos e 6 meses ou pena de multa.
4. If serious damage, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, which the offender could have foreseen, is caused to any member who did not knowingly participate in the act, to the company or to a third party, the penalty is imprisonment for up to 3 years or a fine.
4 - Se for causado dano grave, material ou moral, e que o autor pudesse prever, a algum sócio que não tenha concorrido conscientemente para o facto, à sociedade ou a terceiro, a pena é de prisão até 3 anos ou pena de multa.
5. If, in the case of paragraph 2, the act is committed for a weighty reason that does not indicate a lack of diligence in defending the rights and legitimate interests of the company and the members, but merely a mistaken understanding of the scope of those rights and interests, the judge may specially mitigate the penalty or grant exemption from penalty.
5 - Se, no caso do n.º 2, o facto for praticado por motivo ponderoso, e que não indicie falta de zelo na defesa dos direitos e dos interesses legítimos da sociedade e dos sócios, mas apenas compreensão errónea do objeto desses direitos e interesses, o juiz pode atenuar especialmente a pena ou dispensar dela.
The penalties (2 years; 2 years and 6 months for intent to harm; 3 years for foreseeable serious damage), the malice requirement for incomplete information, and the discretionary mitigation or waiver limited to paragraph 2 are retained.
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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.