Regulation 41 Provision of false or misleading informationI1

England and Wales

A person commits an offence if, for the purposes of obtaining an authorisation or a permit or procuring the issue of a F1UK plant passport F2, a Northern Ireland plant health label or a certificate, the person—

(a)

knowingly or recklessly makes a statement or representation which is false in a material particular;

(b)

knowingly or recklessly furnishes a document or information which is false in a material particular; or

(c)

intentionally fails to disclose any material information.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 41 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 14(3)
F2: Words in reg. 41 inserted (1.10.2023) by The Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1056), regs. 1(2), 3(7)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 41 in force at 14.1.2020, see reg. 1(1)