# The Organic Farming Regulations 1999, Regulation 19: False statements


If any person, for the purposes of obtaining any aid for himself or any other person, knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular, that person shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/590/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/organic-farming-regulations-1999/regulation-19
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