PART 5Licences
Offences
False statements made for obtaining licence59
1
A person (“P”) commits an offence if, for the purposes of obtaining, whether for P or another, the grant of a licence under regulation 55 or 56, P—
a
makes a statement or representation, or supplies a document or information, which P knows to be false in a material particular; or
b
recklessly makes a statement or representation, or supplies 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 to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine, or to both.
Offence of breaching licence condition60
1
It is an offence for a person to contravene or fail to comply with a licence condition.
2
Paragraph (1) applies in relation to a licence under regulation 55 granted on or after 21st August 2007.
3
A person (“P”) is not guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) if P shows that—
a
P took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid commission of the offence; or
b
the commission of the offence was otherwise due to matters beyond P's control.
4
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine, or to both.