Part V Enforcement of Control under Parts III and IV

Certificate of lawful use or development

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(1)

If any person, for the purpose of procuring a particular decision on an application (whether by himself or another) for the issue of a certificate under section 90 or 90A of this Act—

(a)

knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular;

(b)

with intent to deceive, uses any document which is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(c)

with intent to deceive, withholds any material information,

he shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) of this section shall be liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.