Regulation 4 Amendment of principal Regulations

For regulation 21 of the principal Regulations (right of Board to recover sums paid out of the Fund) there shall be substituted–

“21

(1)

This regulation applies where after giving a person an opportunity of submitting representations, the Board is satisfied that that person has–

(a)

wilfully failed to comply with these Regulations as to the information to be furnished by him; or

(b)

knowingly made a false statement or false representation in furnishing such information.

(2)

Where this regulation applies, the Board shall have the right to recover from that person any sum paid out of the Fund to the solicitor in respect of the advice and assistance so given.”.