s 17 Penalty for false declarations, etc.
17.—(1) Any person who, being required by this Act to make or furnish any declaration, statement, representation or information or to produce any document or who, for the purpose of obtaining any permit under this Act —(a) makes or furnishes any declaration, statement, representation or information which is false or misleading in a material particular; or[Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] (b) produces any document which the person knows or has reason to believe —(i) is false or misleading in any material particular; (ii) has not been given by the person by whom it is purported to have been given; or (iii) contains any unauthorised alteration or has been tampered with in any way,[Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] shall be guilty of an offence. [Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] (2) Any person who —(a) without lawful authority alters, forges, mutilates or defaces any permit; or (b) knowingly makes use of any permit which has been so altered, forged, mutilated or defaced, shall be guilty of an offence.