Regulation 19 Offences and penaltiesF1I1
Northern Ireland
A person is guilty of an offence if—
for the purposes of obtaining financial support for himself or any other person under these Regulations he knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular; or
he intentionally obstructs an authorised person (or a person accompanying him and acting under his instructions) in the exercise of his powers under regulation 10.
A person who is guilty of an offence shall be liable—
in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(a)—
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
on conviction on indictment, to a fine; and
in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(b), on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regulations revoked (with savings) (5.10.2015) by The Rural Development Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/326), regs. 1, 22, Sch. 2 (with reg. 22(3)(e))