# Farm Modernisation Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 19: Offences and penalties

Extent: N.I.

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if—
(a) for the purposes of obtaining financial support for himself or any other person under these Regulations he knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(b) he intentionally obstructs an authorised person (or a person accompanying him and acting under his instructions) in the exercise of his powers under regulation 10.
(2) A person who is guilty of an offence shall be liable—
(a) in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(a)—
(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine; and
(b) in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(b), on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/295/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farm-modernisation-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-19
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