PART IIIMISCELLANEOUS
Offences17
1
Any person who—
a
by any deception (as defined in section 15(4) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969F1) obtains compensation or increased compensation for himself or for any other person; or
b
for the purposes of obtaining any compensation, knowingly, in or in connection with an application to the Secretary of State or otherwise, makes a false or misleading statement or a statement which he does not believe to be true or fails to disclose a material fact,
shall be guilty of an offence.
2
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to both; or
b
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.