# Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Section 68: Further provisions as to certificates under sections 65 to 67.

Extent: E+W

(1) If any person—
(a) issues a certificate which purports to comply with the requirements of subsection (2)(b) of section 65 or of section 66 or 67 and contains a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
(b) recklessly issues a certificate which purports to comply with those requirements and contains a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular,
he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) Any certificate issued for the purpose of section 65, 66 or 67 shall be in such form as may be prescribed by a development order for a certificate under that section.
(4) Any reference in any provision of section 66 or 67 to the requisite notice, where a form of notice is prescribed by a development order for the purposes of that provision, is a reference to a notice in that form.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/8/section/68 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1990/section-68
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