Provision of false etc information
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if, for the purpose of procuring or obtaining an EIA consent (whether for the benefit of himself, another or both), he—
(a) makes a statement that he knows to be false in a material particular;
(b) recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular; or
(c) intentionally fails to disclose any material particular.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum; and
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
Offences committed by bodies corporate
(1) Where an offence under regulation 25 which has been committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, he as well as the body corporate is guilty of that offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, paragraph (1) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with his functions of management as if he were a director of the body corporate.
Offences committed by Scottish partnerships
Where an offence under regulation 25 which has been committed by a Scottish partnership is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, one or more of the partners or any person who was purporting to act in such capacity, he as well as the partnership is guilty of that offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
