Section 10 False or misleading statements

In Article 21 of the principal Order (penalties) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)

Any person who—

(a)

gives a notice or certificate or makes an application that—

(i)

purports to comply with the requirements of this Order or of any provision contained in building regulations; and

(ii)

contains a statement that that person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)

recklessly gives a notice or certificate or makes an application that—

(i)

purports to comply with those requirements; and

(ii)

contains a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular,

is guilty of an offence under this Order.”.