PART 6OFFENCES, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
F1Misleading applications for licences F2...37
1
Where for the purpose of obtaining a licence F3... a person (“the applicant”) either—
a
makes a statement or furnishes a document or information which to the applicant's knowledge is false in a material particular; or
b
recklessly makes a statement or furnishes a document or information which is false in a material particular
the applicant commits an offence and any licence F3... that has been granted in connection with the application for which the false statement was made or the false document or information was furnished is void as from the time it was granted.
2
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable—
a
on summary conviction—
i
in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both;
ii
in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both; or
b
on conviction on indictment to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.