s 16 Offences
16. Any person who, in relation to any application (whether by the person or on behalf of another) to a public authority or person appointed under section 8(2) for any financial assistance from the Fund or for the purpose of obtaining any financial assistance from the Fund —(a) knowingly or recklessly makes any false statement; or (b) produces or provides or causes or knowingly allows to be produced or provided any document which the person knows to be false in a material particular, 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.