Offences and penalties19
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.