# The Plant Protection Products Regulations 1995, Regulation 21: General offences


(1) Where in relation to an application for an approval under these Regulations, an application for an extension of use under regulation 10 or a requirement or condition specified in such an approval or extension of use, any person—
(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 particular,he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Where in relation to an application for an approval under these Regulations, an application for an extension of use under regulation 10 or a requirement or condition specified in such an approval or extension of use, any person causes or permits any person—
(a) to make a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular;
(b) recklessly to make a statement which is false in a material particular; or
(c) intentionally to fail to disclose any material particular,he shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Any person who—
(a) intentionally obstructs an officer in the performance of any of his functions under regulation 24;
(b) fails to comply with a requirement made or direction given by an officer in the performance of his functions under regulation 24; or
(c) in purporting to give information required by an officer for the performance of any of his functions under regulation 24—
(i) makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular;
(ii) recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular; or
(iii) intentionally fails to disclose any material particular;
shall be guilty of an offence.
(4) In this regulation “officer” shall have the same meaning as provided for in paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Act, as read with regulation 24.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/887/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-protection-products-regulations-1995/regulation-21
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