# Energy Act 2008, Section 9: Offences relating to licences

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) An offence is committed by a licence holder if—
(a) a thing is done for which the licence specifies that the prior consent of the OGA or any other person is required, without that consent first having been obtained;
(b) such a thing is done in circumstances where that consent was obtained subject to conditions and those conditions have not been satisfied;
(c) the licence holder fails to keep records, give a notice or make a return or report, in accordance with the provisions of the licence;
(d) the licence holder breaches any other provision of the licence which is specified, or of a description specified, in an order made by the Secretary of State.
(2) In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1), it is a defence for the person to prove that due diligence was exercised to avoid committing the offence.
(3) It is an offence for a person to make a statement which the person knows to be false, or recklessly to make a statement which is false, in order to obtain—
(a) a licence, or
(b) the consent of the OGA or any other person for the purposes of any requirement imposed by virtue of section 6(4).
(4) It is an offence for a person to fail to disclose information which the person knows, or ought to know, to be relevant to an application for—
(a) a licence, or
(b) the consent of the OGA or any other person for the purposes of any requirement imposed by virtue of section 6(4).
(5) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/32/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2008/section-9
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