by any deception (as defined in section 15(4) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 [1969 c.16] ) obtains compensation or increased compensation for himself or for any other person; or

for the purposes of obtaining any compensation, knowingly, in or in connection with an application to the Secretary of State or otherwise, makes a false or misleading statement or a statement which he does not believe to be true or fails to disclose a material fact,

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both; or

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceedingF1 level 5 on the standard scaleF1 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.