False statements made for obtaining licence
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51.—(1) A person is guilty of an offence if, for the purposes of obtaining (whether for himself or another) the grant of a licence under regulation 49—
(a)he makes a statement or representation, or furnishes a document or information, which he knows to be false in a material particular; or
(b)he recklessly makes a statement or representation, or furnishes a document or information, which is false in a material particular.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.