Regulation 62 Provision of false or misleading informationI1
England, Wales and Scotland
(1)
It is an offence for a person to give any information or make any application under or for the purposes of any provision of these Regulations which includes any statement—
(a)
that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or
(b)
that is false or misleading in a material particular, the person being reckless as to whether it is.
(2)
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b)
on summary conviction in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(c)
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.