# The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, Regulation 59: False statements made for obtaining licence


(1) A person (“P”) commits an offence if, for the purposes of obtaining, whether for P or another, the grant of a licence under regulation 55 or 56, P—
(a) makes a statement or representation, or supplies a document or information, which P knows to be false in a material particular; or
(b) recklessly makes a statement or representation, or supplies a document or information, which is false in a material particular.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine, or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1012/regulation/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-habitats-and-species-regulations-2017/regulation-59
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