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Article 5 Offences

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A person shall be guilty of an offence if, for the purposes of procuring the issue of a certificate under this Order, he—

(a)

makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular;

(b)

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

(c)

intentionally fails to disclose any material information.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.