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Article 5 Offences

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(1)

Any person who for the purposes of procuring the issue of a phytosanitary certificate or reforwarding phytosanitary certificate under this Order–

(a)

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

(b)

intentionally fails to disclose any material information,

is guilty of an offence.

(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.