5 Supplemental provision with respect to licence applications.
(1)
A person shall be guilty of an offence if, for the purpose of obtaining a licence under section 4 above (whether for himself or another or for persons of any description), he—
(a)
makes a statement, or furnishes a document or information, which he knows to be false in a material particular; or
(b)
recklessly makes a statement or representation, or furnishes a document or information, which is false in a material particular.
(2)
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above shall be liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(3)
The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument require an application made to him for a licence under section 4 above to be accompanied, in such circumstances as may be specified in the order, by a fee of an amount so specified.
(4)
A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (3) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(5)
Any fees received by the Secretary of State by virtue of an order under subsection (3) above shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.