# Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Section 194: Offences.

Extent: E+W

(1) If any person, for the purpose of procuring a particular decision on an application (whether by himself or another) for the issue of a certificate under section 191 or 192—
(a) knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular;
(b) with intent to deceive, uses any document which is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(c) with intent to deceive, withholds any material information,
he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
(3) Notwithstanding section 127 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, a magistrates’ court may try an information in respect of an offence under subsection (1) whenever laid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/8/section/194 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1990/section-194
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