Section 9 Unauthorised burial: offencesI1
A person commits an offence if the person contravenes section 8(1) by knowingly carrying out a burial in respect of which no application has been granted.
A person commits an offence if the person—
provides information in, or in connection with, an application mentioned in section 8(1) which the person knows to be false or misleading in a material way, or
recklessly provides information in, or in connection with, such an application which is false or misleading in a material way.
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or to both.
A person who commits an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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S. 9 in force at 1.3.2025 by S.S.I. 2024/335, reg. 2(1), sch.