[F1164A Offence in connection with the Registrar.N.I.
(1)Any person who knowingly or recklessly provides the Registrar with information which is false or misleading in a material particular is guilty of an offence if the information—
(a)is provided in purported compliance with a requirement under section 2, or
(b)is provided otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (a) but in circumstances in which the person providing the information intends, or could reasonably be expected to know, that it would be used by the Registrar for the purpose of discharging his functions under this Act.
(2)Any person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment or a fine, or both.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 164, 164A substituted (6.4.1996 for certain purposes, 23.7.1996 for other certain purposes otherwise 6.4.1997) for s. 164 by S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), art. 151(1); S.R. 1996/91, art. 2(d), Sch. Pt. IV; S.R. 1996/307, art. 2(a), Sch. Pt. I; S.R. 1997/192, art. 2(b)