Paragraph 19 F1

(1)

Regulations may provide that a person is guilty of an offence if—

(a)

the person makes a declaration with a view to securing the return of a vehicle under regulations made by virtue of paragraph 11 above;

(b)

the declaration is that the vehicle was not being, or had not been, used in contravention of section 12(1) of this Act; and

(c)

the declaration is, to the person's knowledge, either false or in any material respect misleading.

(2)

Regulations may provide that a person guilty of such an offence is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; and

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.

Annotations

F1: Sch. 2A inserted (26.11.2008 for specified purposes, 9.2.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(1)(c)(4), Sch. 3; S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1