Paragraph 12
A person commits an offence if he obtains compensation or increased compensation for himself or another person by deception.
In sub-paragraph (1) “deception” means any deception (whether deliberate or reckless) by words or conduct as to fact or as to law, including a deception as to the present intentions of the person using the deception or any other person.
A person commits an offence if for the purposes of obtaining compensation he—
knowingly makes a false or misleading statement,
makes a statement which he does not believe to be true, or
knowingly fails to disclose a material fact.
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph shall be liable—
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, to a fine or to both, or
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.