17 False statements made for obtaining registration[F1, identification number] or licence etc.S
A person who, for the purposes of obtaining, whether for himself or another, a registration in accordance with regulations made under section [F26(2) or] 7(1)[F3, an identification number under section 11A(4)] or the grant of a licence under section 16—
(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.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 17 heading inserted (S.) (22.11.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 13(5)(a), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/433, art. 2(3A)(b) (as inserted by S.S.I. 2012/281, art. 2(2))
F2Words in s. 17 repealed (E.W.) (30.1.2001) by 2000 c. 37, ss. 102, 103(2), Sch. 16 Pt. IV
F3Words in s. 17 inserted (S.) (22.11.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 13(5)(b), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/433, art. 2(3A)(b) (as inserted by S.S.I. 2012/281, art. 2(2))