Part 1Gas Importation and Storage
Chapter 2Importation and storage of combustible gas
Enforcement
I19Offences relating to licences
1
An offence is committed by a licence holder if—
a
a thing is done for which the licence specifies that the prior consent of the Secretary of State or any other person is required, without that consent first having been obtained;
b
such a thing is done in circumstances where that consent was obtained subject to conditions and those conditions have not been satisfied;
c
the licence holder fails to keep records, give a notice or make a return or report, in accordance with the provisions of the licence;
d
the licence holder breaches any other provision of the licence which is specified, or of a description specified, in an order made by the Secretary of State.
2
In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1), it is a defence for the person to prove that due diligence was exercised to avoid committing the offence.
3
It is an offence for a person to make a statement which the person knows to be false, or recklessly to make a statement which is false, in order to obtain—
a
a licence, or
b
the consent of the Secretary of State or any other person for the purposes of any requirement imposed by virtue of section 6(4).
4
It is an offence for a person to fail to disclose information which the person knows, or ought to know, to be relevant to an application for—
a
a licence, or
b
the consent of the Secretary of State or any other person for the purposes of any requirement imposed by virtue of section 6(4).
5
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.