# Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952, Section 52S: Offences of making false or misleading statements or false entries

Status: prospective

(1) A person who, for the purpose of obtaining for himself or for another any grant of an aquaculture licence, any variation of an aquaculture licence or any transfer of an aquaculture licence, makes a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which is false or misleading in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person who intentionally makes a false entry in any record required to be kept by virtue of an aquaculture licence shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1952/5/section/52S (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foyle-fisheries-act-northern-ireland-1952/section-52S
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