# Representation of the People Act 2000, Paragraph 8


A person who—
(a) in any declaration or form used for any of the purposes of this Schedule, makes a statement which he knows to be false, or
(b) attests an application under paragraph 3 or 4 when he knows that he is not authorised to do so or that it contains a statement which is false,
is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/2/schedule/4/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-2000/schedule-4/paragraph-8
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