4.—(1) Where for the purpose of obtaining a licence under article 2 or [F1 an EU licence], any person either—
(a)makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which to his knowledge is false in a material particular; or
(b)recklessly makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which is false in a material particular,
he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) above shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction to a fine of the prescribed sum, and
(b)on conviction on indictment to a fine of any amount, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both,
and any licence which may have been granted in connection with the application for which the false statement was made or the false document or information furnished, shall be void as from the time it was granted.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 4(1) substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 5(4) (with art. 3)
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