44 Offences of making false or misleading statements or false entries.

1

A person who—

a

in purported compliance with a requirement to furnish any information imposed by or under any provision of this Part, or

b

for the purpose of obtaining for himself or another any grant of a licence, any modification of the conditions of a licence, any acceptance of the surrender of a licence or any transfer of a licence,

makes a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which is false or misleading in a material particular, commits an offence.

2

A person who intentionally makes a false entry in any record required to be kept by virtue of a licence commits an offence.

3

A person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable—

a

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

b

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.