Fraud
1Fraud
1
A person is guilty of fraud if he is in breach of any of the sections listed in subsection (2) (which provide for different ways of committing the offence).
2
The sections are—
a
section 2 (fraud by false representation),
b
section 3 (fraud by failing to disclose information), and
c
section 4 (fraud by abuse of position).
3
A person who is guilty of fraud is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or to both);
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to a fine (or to both).
4
Subsection (3)(a) applies in relation to Northern Ireland as if the reference to 12 months were a reference to 6 months.