Section 5 Supplemental provision with respect to licence applications.
A person shall be guilty of an offence if, for the purpose of obtaining a licence under section 4 above (whether for himself or another or for persons of any description), he—
makes a statement, or furnishes a document or information, which he knows to be false in a material particular; or
recklessly makes a statement or representation, or furnishes a document or information, which is false in a material particular.
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above shall be liable—
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument require an application made to him for a licence under section 4 above to be accompanied, in such circumstances as may be specified in the order, by a fee of an amount so specified.
A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (3) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Any fees received by the Secretary of State by virtue of an order under subsection (3) above shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.