http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/10/section/54Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-07-16Expert Participation2026-04-28 PART 5CHAPTER 1 54 1 A person commits an offence if that person— a provides any information or document to the Welsh Ministers, in connection with any of their functions under or by virtue of Parts 3 to 5 of this Act, that is false or misleading, and b knows that the information or document is false or misleading or is reckless as to whether it is false or misleading. 2 A person commits an offence if that person— a provides any information or document to another person that is false or misleading, b knows that the information or document is false or misleading or is reckless as to whether it is false or misleading, and c knows that the information or document is to be used by the Welsh Ministers in connection with any of their functions under or by virtue of Parts 3 to 5 of this Act. 3 It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) or (2) (“P”) to show that, at the time of providing the information or document, P informed the person to which it was supplied, that P knew or suspected that it was false or misleading. 4 A person that commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine. 5 In this section “false or misleading” means false or misleading in any material respect. S. 54 in force at 4.3.2030, see s. 61(2)(b)