# Friendly Societies Act 1992, Paragraph 4

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

(1) A friendly society which furnishes any information or makes any statement which is false or misleading in a material particular in connection with an application shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine; and
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
(2) Any person who knowingly or recklessly furnishes any information or makes any statement which is false or misleading in a material particular in connection with an application shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or both; and
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/40/schedule/13/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-act-1992/schedule-13/paragraph-4
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