SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Terrorist financing and money laundering

Part 7Enforcement: offences

Offences in connection with licences

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1

A person commits an offence who for the purpose of obtaining a licence under paragraph 17—

a

provides information that is false in a material respect or a document that is not what it purports to be, and

b

knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the information is false or the document is not what it purports to be.

2

A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable F1—

a

on summary conviction—

i

in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or, in relation to offences committed before F22 May 2022, 6 months) or to a fine, or to both;

ii

in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;

iii

in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;

b

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine, or to both.