Section 69 False statements to obtain grants, etc.
If any person, for the purpose of obtaining for himself or any other person—
any grant under this Act, F2. . .
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or for the purpose of inducing the appropriate Minister or a Rural Development Board to make a loan or guarantee under section 28 or section 47 of this Act, knowingly or recklessly makes a false statement he shall be liable—
on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F5level 3 on the standard scale or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or both.
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This section extends to Northern Ireland.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 69 repealed (S.) (16.6.2025) by Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 11), s. 38(2), sch. 2 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2025/167, reg. 2, sch.
- F2
Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. II
- F3
S. 69(1)(b) repealed by Agriculture Act 1970 (c. 40), ss. 29(6)(7), 113(3), Sch. 5 Pt. I
- F4
S. 69(c)–(e) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. II
- F5
Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46, (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), arts. 5, 6
- F6
S. 69(1)(ii) repealed by Theft Act 1968 (c. 60), Sch. 3 Pt. I and Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16), Sch. 3 Pt. I