Part VI Support for Asylum-Seekers

Offences

106 Dishonest representations.

(1)

A person is guilty of an offence if, with a view to obtaining any benefit or other payment or advantage under this Part for himself or any other person, he dishonestly—

(a)

makes a statement or representation which is false in a material particular;

(b)

produces or gives to a person exercising functions under this Part, or causes or allows to be produced or given to such a person, any document or information which is false in a material particular;

(c)

fails to notify a change of circumstances when required to do so in accordance with any provision made by or under this Part; or

(d)

causes another person to fail to notify a change of circumstances which that other person was required to notify in accordance with any provision made by or under this Part.

(2)

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

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both; or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to a fine, or to both.

(3)

In the application of this section to Scotland, in subsection (1) for “dishonestly” substitute “ knowingly ”.