Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12)

Part I Registration of British Ships

Registration under Part I of 1894 Act

8 Offences relating to furnishing of information, and duty to comply with directions

(1) Any person who—

(a) in purported compliance with the requirements of a notice under section 6(1) or 7(1), or

(b) in connection with the making of any representations in pursuance of section 7(4)(b),

knowingly or recklessly furnishes information which is false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and liable—

(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(2) It shall be the duty of any person to whom the Secretary of State gives a direction under this Part to give effect to that direction.