54.—(1) A person (“P”) commits an offence if P knowingly or recklessly—
(a)provides information that is false in a material respect, or
(b)provides or produces a document that is not what it purports to be,
for the purpose of obtaining a port licence (whether for P or anyone else).
(2) A person who purports to act under the authority of a port licence but who fails to comply with any condition of the licence commits an offence.
(3) A licence in respect of which an offence under paragraph (1) has been committed is to be treated as void from the time at which it was issued.