The provision of informationU.K.
20.—(1) A person listed in paragraph (2) must not—
(a)make a statement which they know to be false in a material particular;
(b)recklessly make a statement which is false in a material particular; or
(c)intentionally fail to disclose any material particular,
in relation to the application or request specified in paragraph (2).
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following persons in relation to the following applications or requests—
(a)an applicant, or their representative, in relation to an application under Article 33(1);
(b)an authorisation holder, in relation to an application under Article 40(1) [F1as it had effect immediately before IP completion day] or Article 43(1);
(c)a person making an application on behalf of an official or scientific body involved in agricultural activities or on behalf of a professional agricultural organisation, in relation to an application under Article 40(2) [F2as it had effect immediately before IP completion day];
(d)an authorisation holder, a person making an application on behalf of an official or scientific body involved in agricultural activities, a person making an application on behalf of a professional agricultural organisation or a professional user, in relation to a request under Article 51(1); or
(e)an applicant, or their representative, in relation to an application under Article [F352A(2) or] F4... 54(2).
(3) A prospective applicant must not—
(a)submit data knowing them to be false in a material particular;
(b)recklessly submit data which are false in a material particular; or
(c)intentionally fail to disclose data,
in a submission for the purposes of the second paragraph of Article 61(1).
(4) A prospective applicant must not provide samples or mock ups of packaging and drafts of labels and leaflets required by the Secretary of State [F5, the Welsh Ministers] or the Scottish Ministers pursuant to Article 65(2)—
(a)knowing them to be false in a material particular; or
(b)recklessly as to whether they are false in a material particular.
(5) A person must not cause or permit any person, in relation to an application under Article F6... 54(2), to make a statement which the former knows to be false in a material particular.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 20(2)(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/306), regs. 1(4), 12(5)(a)(i) (as amended by The Pesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1376), regs. 1(4), 5(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in reg. 20(2)(c) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/306), regs. 1(4), 12(5)(a)(ii) (as amended by The Pesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1376), regs. 1(4), 5(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in reg. 20(2)(e) inserted (31.12.2023) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1321), regs. 1(2), 2(3)
F4Words in reg. 20(2)(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/306), regs. 1(4), 12(5)(a)(iii) (with reg. 13) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 5(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in reg. 20(4) inserted (1.3.2019) by The Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/306), regs. 1(3), 5(5) (with reg. 6)
F6Words in reg. 20(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/306), regs. 1(4), 12(5)(b) (with reg. 13) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 5(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)