(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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 9 in force at 13.11.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/2809, art. 2 (with art. 4)