The Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

PART 6 N.I.False statements

False statements, etc.N.I.

16.—(1) A person must not knowingly or recklessly make a statement which is false—

(a)in an application for a licence under regulation 6(1);

(b)in purported compliance with a requirement to furnish any information to the Secretary of State, the Chief Constable or an authorised officer pursuant to regulation 6, 7, 8 or 9; or

(c)in an application for consent under regulation 9(1)(a) or 14(2)(a).

(2) A person must not intentionally make a false entry, or remove or omit to include an entry required to be kept, in a record—

(a)required to be kept under regulation 10; or

(b)completed under regulation 12(7) or 13(3).

(3) A person must not possess or use any of the following documents with intent to deceive—

(a)a licence issued under regulation 5;

(b)a recognised non-NI licence;

(c)a document giving consent under regulation 9(1)(b) or 14(2)(b); or

(d)a document so closely resembling a document under sub-paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) as to be calculated to deceive.