PART 5Funeral directors
96Licence for funeral director's business: offences
1
A person commits an offence if the person knowingly carries on business as a funeral director at any time when the person does not hold a licence issued under a scheme made under section 94(1) in relation to the business.
2
For the purposes of subsection (1), a person does not hold a licence in relation to a business at any time when—
a
no licence has been issued as mentioned in subsection (1) in relation to the business,
b
a licence so issued in relation to the business has, in accordance with regulations under section 95—
i
expired without being renewed,
ii
been suspended, or
iii
been revoked.
3
A person commits an offence if the person—
a
provides information in, or in connection with, an application made by virtue of section 95 which the person knows to be false or misleading in a material way, or
b
recklessly provides information in, or in connection with, such an application which is false or misleading in a material way.
4
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.