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[F1 21B False statements in connection with identity documents.U.K.

(1)Subject to subsection (4) below, a person commits an offence if—

(a)for the purpose of, or in connection with, an application made by him or another for the issue of an identity document to which this subsection applies, or

(b)in connection with the continued holding by him or another of any such document which has already been issued,

he makes to any of the persons specified in subsection (3) below, to any employee or agent of such a person or to a constable, a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes to any of those persons, to any such employee or agent or to a constable, a statement which is false in a material particular.

(2)Subsection (1) above applies to any identity document which is to be or has been issued by any of the persons specified in subsection (3) below in accordance with arrangements the maintenance of which is required by a direction given by the Secretary of State under section 14 of this Act.

(3)The persons referred to in subsection (1) above are—

(a)the manager of an aerodrome in the United Kingdom,

(b)the authority responsible for an air navigation installation in the United Kingdom,

(c) the operator of one or more aircraft registered or operating in the United Kingdom, F2 . . .

(d)any person who is permitted to have access to a [F3 security restricted area ] of an aerodrome or air navigation installation for the purposes of the activities of a business carried on by him.

F4 [ and

(e)any air cargo agent who is included on the list of security approved air cargo agents maintained by the Secretary of State pursuant to regulations made under section 21F of this Act.]

(4)Subsection (1) above does not apply in relation to any statement made by an authorised person in the exercise of the power conferred by section 20(2)(aa) of this Act.

(5)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Word in s. 21B(3)(c) omitted (1.9.1993) by virtue of S.I. 1993/1073 , reg. 12(2)(a)

F3Words in s. 21B(3)(d) substituted (29.4.2010) by The Aviation Security Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/902), regs. 1(1), 9(g)

F4 S. 21B(3)(e) and 'and' preceding it added (1.9.1993) by S.I. 1993/1073 , reg. 12(2)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 21B extended (with modifications) (Jersey) (12.6.1993) by S.I. 1993/1251 , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1 Pt. I

S. 21B extended (with modifications) (Guernsey) (17.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/2989 , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1 Pt. I , II

C2 S. 21B : Pt. II (ss. 10-24A) applied (with modifications) (1.9.1993) by S.I. 1993/1073 , reg. 11(1)

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