# Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, Paragraph 5


An applicant who in an application or in response to a request under paragraph 4(1)—
(a) makes a statement knowing it be false in a material particular, or
(b) recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular,
is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/10/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scrap-metal-dealers-act-2013/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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