# Coal-Mining (Subsidence) Act 1957 (repealed 30.11.1991), Section 14: False information.

Extent: E+W+S

If any person, for the purpose of obtaining for himself or any other person any benefit under this Act—
(a) furnishes any information which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly furnishes any information which is false in a material particular; or
(b) with intent to deceive withholds any material information,
he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/59/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coal-mining-subsidence-act-1957-repealed-30111991/section-14
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