Part IIIOffences

Other offences

45False or misleading declarations and information

1

A person who in connection with—

a

an application for a vehicle licence or a trade licence,

b

a claim for a rebate under section 20, or

c

an application for an allocation of registration marks,

makes a declaration which to his knowledge is either false or in any material respect misleading is guilty of an offence.

2

A person who makes a declaration which—

a

is required by regulations under this Act to be made in respect of a vehicle which is an exempt vehicle under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2, and

b

to his knowledge is either false or in any material respect misleading,

is guilty of an offence.

3

A person who—

a

is required by this Act to furnish particulars relating to, or to the keeper of, a vehicle, and

b

furnishes particulars which to his knowledge are either false or in any material respect misleading,

is guilty of an offence.

4

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

a

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and

b

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or (except in Scotland) to both.