Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)

Part 7 E+W+N.I. Offences

False statement relating to licensing etc. E+W

158 False statements made for the purposes of this Act E+W

(1) A person commits an offence if he knowingly or recklessly makes a false statement in or in connection with—

(a) an application for the grant, variation, transfer or review of a premises licence or club premises certificate,

(b) an application for a provisional statement,

(c) a temporary event notice, an interim authority notice or any other notice under this Act,

(d) an application for the grant F1 ... of a personal licence, or

(e) a notice within section 178(1) (notice by freeholder etc. conferring right to be notified of changes to licensing register).

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) a person is to be treated as making a false statement if he produces, furnishes, signs or otherwise makes use of a document that contains a false statement.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 158(1)(d) omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 18 para. 12 (with s. 69(2)(3)); S.I. 2015/994, art. 2(c)