Part VI

Enforcement

Certificate of lawful use or development

Offences.
153
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.
Pt. 6 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)
Pt. 6 modified (16.9.2011) by The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2305), regs. 1, 19(2)
Pt. 6: power to modify conferred (6.1.2025) by Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 7), ss. 29(5), 39(2); S.S.I. 2024/370, reg. 2