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(1)A person who knowingly makes a false statement for the purpose—
(a)of obtaining the grant of a licence under any Part of this Act to himself or any other person, or
(b)of preventing the grant of any such licence, or
(c)of procuring the imposition of a condition or limitation in relation to any such licence, or
[F1(ca)of obtaining a document evidencing the successful completion of a driver training course provided in accordance with regulations under section 99ZA of this Act, or]
(d)of securing the entry or retention of the name of any person in the register of approved instructors maintained under Part V of this Act, or
[F2(dd)of obtaining the grant to any person of a certificate under section 133A of this Act, or]
(e)of obtaining the grant of an international road haulage permit to himself or any other person,
is guilty of an offence.
(2)A person who, in supplying information or producing documents for the purposes either of sections 53 to 60 and 63 of this Act or of regulations made under sections 49 to 51, 61, 62 and 66(3) of this Act—
(a)makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular, or
(b)produces, provides, sends or otherwise makes use of a document which he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly produces, provides, sends or otherwise makes use of a document which is false in a material particular,
is guilty of an offence.
(3)A person who—
(a)knowingly produces false evidence for the purposes of regulations under section 66(1) of this Act, or
(b)knowingly makes a false statement in a declaration required to be made by the regulations,
is guilty of an offence.
(4)A person who—
(a)wilfully makes a false entry in any record required to be made or kept by regulations under section 74 of this Act, or
(b)with intent to deceive, makes use of any such entry which he knows to be false,
is guilty of an offence.
(5)A person who makes a false statement or withholds any material information for the purpose of obtaining the issue—
(a)of a certificate of insurance F3... under Part VI of this Act, or
(b)of any document issued under regulations made by the Secretary of State in pursuance of his power under section 165(2)(a) of this Act to prescribe evidence which may be produced in lieu of a certificate of insurance F4... ,
is guilty of an offence.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 174(1)(ca) inserted (24.9.2007) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 41(5), 61; S.I. 2007/2472, art. 2(l)
F2S. 174(1)(dd) inserted (9.9.1996) by 1993 c. 31, s. 6, Sch. para. 10; S.I. 1996/1980, art. 2
F3Words in s. 174(5)(a) omitted (1.11.2019) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1047), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 27(2) (with reg. 5)
F4Words in s. 174(5)(b) omitted (1.11.2019) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1047), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 27(3) (with reg. 5)
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