# Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Section 17: False statements made for obtaining registration , identification number or licence etc. False statements made for obtaining registration or licence etc.

Extent: E+W+S

A person who, for the purposes of obtaining, whether for himself or another, a registration in accordance with regulations made under section 6(2) or 7(1) , an identification number under section 11A(4) or the grant of a licence under section 16 or 16AA—
(a) makes a statement or representation, or furnishes a document or information, which he knows to be false in a material particular; or
(b) recklessly makes a statement or representation, or furnishes a document or information, which is false in a material particular,
shall be guilty of an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/section-17
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