Explanatory Notes

Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001

2001 asp 8

5 July 2001

The Act

Commentary on sections

Part 1: the Commission and Care Services
Offences
Section 22: False statements in applications under Part 1

83.This section makes it an offence to knowingly give information which is false or misleading in a material respect when making an application for registration, or for variation or removal of a condition. The penalty is a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale (£2500 at present).