Section 4B Offences in connection with licencesF1

(1)

A person who breaches the prohibition in section 4A(1) or (2) commits an offence.

(2)

A person commits an offence if—

(a)

the person provides information to a licensing authority—

(i)

in, or in connection with, an application for the grant of a personal licence or a premises licence, or

(ii)

in pursuance of any other obligation imposed by or under regulations made under section 4A(4),

(b)

the information is false or misleading in a material respect, and

(c)

the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the information is false or misleading in a material respect.

(3)

A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(4)

The court by which a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) may order the relevant products to which the offence relates, and any container for them, to be forfeited and either destroyed or dealt with in such other manner as the court may order.

(5)

In this section—

“grant” includes variation or renewal;
“licensing authority” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1;
“personal licence” has the meaning given by section 4A(7);
“premises licence” has the meaning given by section 4A(7);
“relevant product” has the meaning given by section 4A(7).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 4A-4C and cross-heading inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), ss. 88(1), 175(2)(8)