32.—(1) A person commits an offence if that person, for the purpose of procuring a particular decision on an application to which these Regulations apply—
(a)knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular;
(b)with intent to deceive, uses any document which is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(c)with intent to deceive, withholds any material information.
(2) A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(3) No act or omission of the Crown constitutes an offence under this regulation.
(4) The Court of Session may, on the application of the Scottish Ministers, the chief constable or any other public body or office-holder having responsibility for enforcing this regulation, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which would but for paragraph (3) be an offence under this regulation.
(5) Despite paragraph (3), this regulation applies to a person in the public service of the Crown as it applies to other persons.
33.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where—
(a)an offence under regulation 32(1) has been committed by—
(i)a body corporate;
(ii)a Scottish partnership; or
(iii)an unincorporated association other than a Scottish partnership; and
(b)it is proved that the offence was committed with the consent or connivance of, or was attributable to neglect on the part of—
(i)a relevant individual; or
(ii)an individual purporting to act in the capacity of a relevant individual.
(2) The individual (as well as the body corporate, partnership or (as the case may be) association) commits the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(3) In paragraph (1), “relevant individual” means—
(a)in relation to a body corporate (other than a limited liability partnership)—
(i)a director, manager, secretary or similar officer of the body;
(ii)where the affairs of the body are managed by its members, a member;
(b)in relation to a limited liability partnership, a member;
(c)in relation to a Scottish partnership, a partner; or
(d)in relation to an unincorporated association other than a Scottish partnership, an individual who is concerned in the management or control of the association.