§ 13 — Offence of providing false information, etc.

13.—(1) If —(a)

a person provides a document, or makes a statement (whether orally, in writing or any other way) or gives information, to the Authority or an authorised officer;

(b)

the document, statement or information is false or misleading, or the statement or information omits any matter or thing without which the statement or information (as the case may be) is misleading;

(c)

the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the document is false or misleading, or that the statement or information is as described in paragraph (b); and

(d)

the document is provided, or the statement is made or the information is given, for or in connection with —(i)

an application for or relating to an import approval under this Act; or

(ii)

a question or request of the Authority or an authorised officer made under this Act,

the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the document, statement or information —(a)

is not false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)

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

—(1) If —(a)

a person provides a document, or makes a statement (whether orally, in writing or any other way) or gives information, to the Authority or an authorised officer;

(b)

the document, statement or information is false or misleading, or the statement or information omits any matter or thing without which the statement or information (as the case may be) is misleading;

(c)

the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the document is false or misleading, or that the statement or information is as described in paragraph (b); and

(d)

the document is provided, or the statement is made or the information is given, for or in connection with —(i)

an application for or relating to an import approval under this Act; or

(ii)

a question or request of the Authority or an authorised officer made under this Act,

the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the document, statement or information —(a)

is not false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)

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