(1)A person who, in making an application to be registered in the register of a local authority or to renew his registration in such a register—
(a)makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular; or
(b)recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular;
shall be guilty of an offence and, subject to subsection (2), liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(2)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale if—
(a)any previous application of his to the local authority concerned for registration or renewal of registration was refused under section 3(3); or
(b)any previous registration of his in the register of the local authority concerned was cancelled under section 4(1).
