# Radioactive Substances Act 1993, Section 34A: Offences of making false or misleading statements or false entries.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Any person who—
(a) for the purpose of obtaining for himself or another any registration under section 7 or 10, any authorisation under section 13 or 14 , any transfer of such an authorisation under section 16A or any variation of such an authorisation under section 17, or
(b) in purported compliance with a requirement to furnish information imposed under section 31(1)(d),
makes a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person who intentionally makes a false entry in any record—
(a) which is required to be kept by virtue of a registration under section 7 or 10 , an authorisation under section 13 or 14 or a transfer under section 16A, or
(b) which is kept in purported compliance with a condition which must be complied with if a person is to have the benefit of an exemption under section 8, 11 or 15,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/12/section/34A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1993/section-34A
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