Regulation 23 Offences as to securing possession of property
(1)
Where a person makes a declaration with a view to securing the return of a vehicle under regulation 14 and the declaration—
(a)
is that the vehicle was not being, or had not been, used in contravention of section 12(1) of the Act, and
(b)
is to the person’s knowledge either false or in any material respect misleading,
that person is guilty of an offence.
(2)
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) 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.