Entry, inspection and information

I1I2I322 False information

1

A person is guilty of an offence if for any purposes connected with the carrying out by the Authority of any of its functions under this Act—

a

he makes any statement to the Authority which he knows to be false in a material particular; or

b

he recklessly makes any statement to the Authority which is false in a material particular.

2

A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.