Regulation 15 Offences

It shall be an offence for a person–

(a)

without reasonable excuse, to fail to comply with the provisions of regulations 4, 5(1) and 10;

(b)

intentionally to obstruct an authorised person in the exercise of a power conferred by regulation 11;

(c)

without reasonable excuse, to fail to comply with a request made under regulation 12; or

(d)

knowingly or recklessly to make a statement or furnish any information which is false or misleading in a material particular where the statement is made or the information is furnished–

(i)

in purported compliance with any requirement imposed under regulation 11(6);

(ii)

for the purpose of obtaining a national administrative document or a duplicate or replacement thereof; or

(iii)

for the purposes of obtaining for himself or any other person the whole or any part of any Community premium.