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57.—(1) A person (“P”) commits an offence if, for the purposes of obtaining, whether for P or another, the grant of a licence under regulation 53 or 54, P—
(a)makes a statement or representation, or supplies a document or information, which P knows to be false in a material particular; or
(b)recklessly makes a statement or representation, or supplies a document or information, which is false in a material particular.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is 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.
58.—(1) It is an offence for the holder of a licence to contravene or fail to comply with any condition attached to the licence.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a licence under regulation 53 granted on or after 21st August 2007.
(3) A person (“P”) is not guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) if P shows that—
(a)P took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid commission of the offence; or
(b)the commission of the offence was otherwise due to matters beyond P’s control.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is 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.
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