Paragraph 5 I1

provides information which the person knows to be false in a material particular, or

recklessly provides information which is false in a material particular,

in England and Wales, only with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions;

in Northern Ireland, only with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or to both,

on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, and

on summary conviction in Scotland F4or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.