Article 12 Offences
A person shall be guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse, proof of which shall lie on him, he contravenes or fails to comply with articles 3(b) and 5.
A person shall be guilty of an offence if, for the purpose of procuring the authority to issue a plant passport under this Order, he:
makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular;
recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular; or
intentionally fails to disclose any material information.
A person shall be guilty of an offence if he dishonestly issues a false plant passport under this Order.
A person shall be guilty of an offence if he dishonestly alters a plant passport affixed to susceptible material or re-uses a plant passport for susceptible material not the material for which the plant passport was issued.
A person guilty of an offence under this article shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.