Article 19 Offences

by any deception (as defined in section 15(4) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 1969 c.16) obtains compensation or increased compensation for himself or for any other person; or

for the purposes of obtaining any compensation, knowingly, in or in connection with an application to the Secretary of State or otherwise, makes a false or misleading statement or a statement which he does not believe to be true or fails to disclose a material fact,

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

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceedingF1 level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.