# Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, Paragraph 19


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/14/schedule/2A/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-passenger-vehicles-act-1981/schedule-2A/paragraph-19
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