# Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988, Article 20: Offences


(1) Any person who—
(a) by any deception (as defined in section 15(4) of the 1969 c. 16 (N.I.)Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969) obtains compensation or in-creased compensation for himself or for any other person; or
(b) 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, shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to both; or
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1988/793/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-injuries-compensation-northern-ireland-order-1988/article-20
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