§ 257 — Offence of providing false information, etc.

257.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a)

the person gives any document, information or material in or in connection with —(i)

an application (whether for that person or for another) for any FSSA authorisation;

(ii)

an appeal under Part 12; or

(iii)

a requirement or direction of an investigator under a relevant provision of this Act;

(b)

the document, information, material or statement either —(i)

is false or misleading; or

(ii)

omits any matter or thing without which the information or material is misleading; and

(c)

the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the document, information, material or statement is as described in paragraph (b)(i) or (ii).

(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —(a)

where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; or

(b)

where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

(3) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the document, information, material or statement —(a)

is not false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)

did not omit any matter or thing without which the document, information, material or statement (as the case may be) is not misleading in a material particular.

(4) In this section and section 258 —“give”, in relation to any information or material, includes making a statement orally, in writing or any other way;

“relevant provision of this Act” means any of the following:(a)

section 32;

(b)

section 89;

(c)

section 101;

(d)

section 127;

(e)

section 201;

(f)

section 238;

(g)

section 249;

(h)

section 252.

—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a)

the person gives any document, information or material in or in connection with —(i)

an application (whether for that person or for another) for any FSSA authorisation;

(ii)

an appeal under Part 12; or

(iii)

a requirement or direction of an investigator under a relevant provision of this Act;

(b)

the document, information, material or statement either —(i)

is false or misleading; or

(ii)

omits any matter or thing without which the information or material is misleading; and

(c)

the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the document, information, material or statement is as described in paragraph (b)(i) or (ii).

(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —(a)

where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; or

(b)

where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

(3) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the document, information, material or statement —(a)

is not false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)

did not omit any matter or thing without which the document, information, material or statement (as the case may be) is not misleading in a material particular.

(4) In this section and section 258 —“give”, in relation to any information or material, includes making a statement orally, in writing or any other way;

“relevant provision of this Act” means any of the following:(a)

section 32;

(b)

section 89;

(c)

section 101;

(d)

section 127;

(e)

section 201;

(f)

section 238;

(g)

section 249;

(h)

section 252.