Part 2Scheme of assistance for housing purposes

Miscellaneous and supplementary

I189Grant and loan applications: offences

1

A person who—

a

knowingly or recklessly makes a statement—

i

in an application for a grant or loan, or

ii

in response to a requirement made under section 74(4),

which is false in a material particular, or

b

fails, without reasonable excuse, to notify the local authority, as soon as reasonably practicable, of any change of circumstances which—

i

occurs prior to notification of the authority's decision on an application for a grant or loan being given to that person, and

ii

that person could reasonably be expected to regard as material to the application,

is guilty of an offence.

2

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.