Part 1U.K.Gas Importation and Storage

Chapter 2U.K.Importation and storage of combustible gas

EnforcementU.K.

9Offences relating to licencesU.K.

(1)An offence is committed by a licence holder if—

(a)a thing is done for which the licence specifies that the prior consent of the [F1OGA] or any other person is required, without that consent first having been obtained;

(b)such a thing is done in circumstances where that consent was obtained subject to conditions and those conditions have not been satisfied;

(c)the licence holder fails to keep records, give a notice or make a return or report, in accordance with the provisions of the licence;

(d)the licence holder breaches any other provision of the licence which is specified, or of a description specified, in an order made by the Secretary of State.

(2)In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1), it is a defence for the person to prove that due diligence was exercised to avoid committing the offence.

(3)It is an offence for a person to make a statement which the person knows to be false, or recklessly to make a statement which is false, in order to obtain—

(a)a licence, or

(b)the consent of the [F2OGA] or any other person for the purposes of any requirement imposed by virtue of section 6(4).

(4)It is an offence for a person to fail to disclose information which the person knows, or ought to know, to be relevant to an application for—

(a)a licence, or

(b)the consent of the [F3OGA] or any other person for the purposes of any requirement imposed by virtue of section 6(4).

(5)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or

(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.