# The Goods Vehicles (Enforcement Powers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Regulation 19: Offences as to securing possession of property


(1) Where a person makes a declaration with a view to securing the return of a vehicle and the declaration is that the vehicle was not being, or had not been, used in contravention of section 1 of the 2010 Act, and the declaration is to the person’s knowledge either false or in any way material respect misleading, that person is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; and
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/258/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-enforcement-powers-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-19
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