Section 207 Provision of false information.F1C1
England and Wales
If any person, in furnishing any information or making any application under or for the purposes of any provision of this Act, makes any statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
Proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) above shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State F2. . . or the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Act substituted (1.4.2006) by virtue of Water Act 2003 (c. 37), ss. 36(2), 105(3); S.I. 2005/2714, art. 4(c)
- F2
Words in s. 207(2) repealed (27.3.2002) by The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794), art. 5(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 6)
Modifications
- C1
S. 207 extended (01.12.1991) by Statutory Water Companies Act 1991 (c. 58, SIF 130), ss.16, 17(2).
S. 207: functions exercised concurrently with the Ministers of the Crown (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1