Business Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 1964

22 Penalties for fraud or the wilful concealment of material facts. N.I.

(1) Any person who fraudulently or by the wilful concealment of material facts induces the Lands Tribunal to grant, or to refuse to grant, a new tenancy under this Part shall, without prejudice to the provisions of the [F1 Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 [1979 NI 19] ], be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding[F2 level 3 on the standard scale] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment;

(b) on indictment, to[F2 an unlimited fine] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

(2) For the purposes of any proceedings under this section, a certificate under the hand of a member of the Lands Tribunal that, in any proceedings of the Lands Tribunal heard before him (whether sitting alone or otherwise), a statement of material facts as set out in the certificate was made to the Tribunal or that any material facts as set out in the certificate were not disclosed to the Tribunal, shall, until the contrary is shown, be accepted as proof that such statement was made, or, as the case may be, that such facts were not disclosed to the Tribunal.

F1 1979 NI 19

F2 1984 NI 3