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PART 1REGULATION OF PRIVATE RENTED HOUSING

Information

39False or misleading information

(1)A person who—

(a)supplies any information to a licensing authority in connection with any of its functions under this Part which is false or misleading, and

(b)knows that it is false or misleading or is reckless as to whether it is false or misleading,

commits an offence.

(2)A person who—

(a)supplies any information to another person which is false or misleading,

(b)knows that it is false or misleading or is reckless as to whether it is false or misleading, and

(c)knows that the information is to be used for the purpose of supplying information to a licensing authority in connection with any of its functions under this Part,

commits an offence.

(3)A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(4)In this section “false or misleading” means false or misleading in any material respect.