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.