35 F1False statements.N.I.
F2 A person who for the purpose of—
(a)obtaining the grant of a licence under Part II F3... to himself or any other person;
(b)preventing the grant of any such licence; or
(c)procuring the attachment of conditions to, or the amendment of conditions attached to, any such licence; [F4 or
F5(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F6(e)obtaining from the Department any certificate of professional competence recognised for the purposes of [F7section 46D] .[F8 or]]
[F8(f)obtaining the issue of a control document under [F9Article 12(4) or 17(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009] ;]
knowingly makes a statement which is false in a material particular shall (without prejudice to [F10 Article 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 [1979 NI 19] ]) be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding[F11 level 3 on the standard scale] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
F1mod. by SR 1987/187, 383
F2SR 1981/2
F3Words in s. 35(a) repealed (1.7.2012) by Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 2), s. 60(2), Sch. 4; S.R. 2012/262, art. 2 (with arts. 4-6)
F5S. 35(d) repealed (1.7.2012) by Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 2), s. 60(2), Sch. 4; S.R. 2012/262, art. 2 (with arts. 4-6)
F7Words in s. 35(e) substituted (18.8.2014) by The Road Passenger Transport (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/206), regs. 1(1), 9(7)
F8SR 2005/212
F9Words in s. 35(f) substituted (28.3.2019) by The Public Service Vehicles (International Passenger Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/27), regs. 1, 13(3)