5.—(1) A person who contravenes the requirement in regulation 3 or 4(2) commits an offence.
(2) It is an offence for P to provide false or misleading information for the purposes of regulation 3 or 4, where P—
(a)knows that the information is false or misleading, or
(b)is reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading.
(3) It is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under paragraph (1) or (2) to show that the person, in the circumstances, had a reasonable excuse.
(4) A person who commits an offence under this regulation is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 5 in force at 8.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)