Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. VI applied (with modifications) (1.4.2010) by The Management of Extractive Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/60), regs. 1(1), 30 (with arts. 4, 5)
C2Pt. VI modified (16.9.2011) by The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2305), regs. 1, 19(2)
(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 150 or 151 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) shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or a fine, or both.