# Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, Paragraph 12


(1) A person commits an offence if he obtains compensation or increased compensation for himself or another person by deception.
(2) 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.
(3) A person commits an offence if for the purposes of obtaining compensation he—
(a) knowingly makes a false or misleading statement,
(b) makes a statement which he does not believe to be true, or
(c) knowingly fails to disclose a material fact.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph shall be liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, to a fine or to both, or
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/6/schedule/4/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-and-security-northern-ireland-act-2007/schedule-4/paragraph-12
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