# Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, Section 23: False statements.

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

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if for the purpose of obtaining or assisting another person to obtain a licence ... under this Act he furnishes information which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular or recklessly furnishes information which is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding the fourth level on the standard scale or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/14/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animals-scientific-procedures-act-1986/section-23
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