The Plant Health (Export Certification) (Scotland) Order 2018

Offences and penalties

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5.—(1) A person commits an offence if, for the purposes of procuring the issue of a certificate or IPC document under this Order, that person—

(a)knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in any material particular; or

(b)intentionally fails to disclose any material information,

(2) A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.