False or misleading statements
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10. In Article 21 of the principal Order (penalties) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) Any person who—
(a)gives a notice or certificate or makes an application that—
(i)purports to comply with the requirements of this Order or of any provision contained in building regulations; and
(ii)contains a statement that that person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or
(b)recklessly gives a notice or certificate or makes an application that—
(i)purports to comply with those requirements; and
(ii)contains a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular,
is guilty of an offence under this Order.”.