The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 No. 2716

PART III E+W+S PROTECTION OF SPECIES

Power to grant licences E+W+S

False statements made for obtaining licence E+W+S

46.—(1) A person commits an offence who, for the purposes of obtaining, whether for himself or another, the grant of a licence under regulation 44–

(a) makes a statement or representation, or furnishes a document or information, which he knows to be false in a material particular, or

(b) recklessly makes a statement or representation, or furnishes a document or information, which is false in a material particular.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction [F1 to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or] to a fine not exceeding level [F2 4] [F2 5 ] on the standard scale [F3 , or to both].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 46(2) inserted (S.) (29.11.2004) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/475), regs. 1(1), 15(a) (with regs. 20, 21)

F2 Word in reg. 46(2) substituted (S.) (29.11.2004) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/475), regs. 1(1), 15(b) (with regs. 20, 21)

F3 Words in reg. 46(2) inserted (S.) (29.11.2004) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/475), regs. 1(1), 15(c) (with regs. 20, 21)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 46 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)