Regulation 15 Offences and penaltiesI1
Northern Ireland
A person is guilty of an offence if—
for the purposes of obtaining financial support for himself or any other person under these Regulations he knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular; or
he intentionally obstructs an authorised person (or a person accompanying him and acting under his instructions) in the exercise of his powers under regulation 9.
A person who is guilty of an offence shall be liable—
in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(a)—
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
on conviction on indictment, to a fine; and
in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(b), on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.