(1)If any person, for the purpose of obtaining for himself or any other person—
(a)any grant under this Act, . . . F1
(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
(c)-(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3
or for the purpose of inducing the appropriate Minister or a Rural Development Board to make a loan or guarantee under section 28 or section 47 of this Act, knowingly or recklessly makes a false statement he shall be liable—
(i)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F4level 3 on the standard scale] or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or both.
(ii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5
(2)This section extends to Northern Ireland.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. II
F2S. 69(1)(b) repealed by Agriculture Act 1970 (c. 40), ss. 29(6)(7), 113(3), Sch. 5 Pt. I
F3S. 69(c)–(e) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. II
F4Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46, (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), arts. 5, 6