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19.—(1) A person is guilty of an offence if—
(a)for the purposes of obtaining financial support for himself or any other person under these Regulations he knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(b)he intentionally obstructs an authorised person (or a person accompanying him and acting under his instructions) in the exercise of his powers under regulation 10.
(2) A person who is guilty of an offence shall be liable—
(a)in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(a)—
(i)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(ii)on conviction on indictment, to a fine; and
(b)in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(b), on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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