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(1)This section applies to the power of the Secretary of State under section 7(1) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22) to specify—
(a)the declaration to be made, and
(b)the particulars to be furnished,
by a person applying for a vehicle licence (within the meaning of that Act).
(2)The power of the Secretary of State includes power to require that the declaration and particulars extend to any matters relevant for the enforcement of section 8 of this Act in respect of any wireless telegraphy apparatus installed in the vehicle.
(3)Accordingly, the Secretary of State is not required to issue a vehicle licence under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 where the applicant fails to comply with a requirement imposed because of subsection (2).
(4)A person commits an offence if in providing information that he is required to provide because of subsection (2)—
(a)he makes a statement that he knows to be false in a material particular; or
(b)he recklessly makes a statement that is false in a material particular.
(5)A person who commits an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(6)Where subsection (4) applies, it applies instead of section 45 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22) (false or misleading declarations and information).
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