Part III Control over development
Publicity for applications
F168Further provisions as to certificates under sections 65 to 67.
(1)
If any person—
(a)
issues a certificate which purports to comply with the requirements of subsection (2)(b) of section 65 or of section 66 or 67 and contains a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
(b)
recklessly issues a certificate which purports to comply with those requirements and contains a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular,
he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3)
Any certificate issued for the purpose of section 65, 66 or 67 shall be in such form as may be prescribed by a development order for a certificate under that section.
(4)
Any reference in any provision of section 66 or 67 to the requisite notice, where a form of notice is prescribed by a development order for the purposes of that provision, is a reference to a notice in that form.