# Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Article 29: Penalties for false information


Any person who—
(a) in giving any information which he is required to give under this Part, knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(b) for the purpose of obtaining any discharge consent or any variation of such a consent, knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(i) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine, or to both;
(ii) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0337377227/article/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-29
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