171False statements and withholding information
(1)A person commits an offence if, in connection with the exercise by a local housing authority of their functions under this Part—
(a)he knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular, or
(b)he knowingly withholds information which the authority have reasonably required him to give in connection with the exercise of those functions.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.