Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 9)

Prospective

Part 2 S Fireworks licensing

Offences relating to fireworks licence applications S

15 False statements S

(1) It is an offence for a person to knowingly or recklessly make any statement which is false in any material particular for the purposes of obtaining a fireworks licence.

(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 56(2)

16 False or altered licences and documents S

(1) It is an offence for a person to produce a false fireworks licence or other false document purporting to prove an exemption under schedule 1.

(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).

Commencement Information

I2 S. 16 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 56(2)