Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019

12 Offence of providing false or misleading information in relation to a notice under section 10 E+W

(1) It is an offence for a person given a notice under section 10, in purported compliance with the notice, to supply information that is false or misleading, if the person—

(a) knows that the information supplied is false or misleading, or

(b) is reckless as to whether it is false or misleading.

(2) It is an offence for a person to supply information that is false or misleading, if the person⁠⁠—

(a) knows that the information is false or misleading, or is reckless as to whether it is false or misleading, and

(b) knows that the information is to be used for the purpose of supplying information in purported compliance with the requirements of a notice given to another person under section 10.

(3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(4) In this section, “false or misleading” means false or misleading in a material respect.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (1.9.2019) by The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (Transitional Provision for Assured Shorthold Tenancies) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1151), regs. 1(2), 3

Commencement Information

I1 S. 12 in force at 1.9.2019 by S.I. 2019/1150, art. 2(a)