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17.—(1) If, in furnishing any information for the purpose of this Order, any person makes any statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) of this article shall:—
(a)on summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding £400;
(b)on conviction on indictment be liable to a fine of such amount as the court think fit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both such a fine and such imprisonment.
(3) Without prejudice to any rule of the law of Scotland relating to forging and uttering, the Forgery Act 1913 shall apply in relation to documents forwarded to the Authority in pursuance of this Order as if such documents were included in the list of documents in section 3(3) of that Act.
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