Penalty for obtaining registration or recognition by false representation11
In section 7 (penalty for obtaining registration by false representation)—
a
in the side-note, after “registration” insert “or recognition”; and
b
for section 7(1), substitute—
1
A person commits an offence if the person intentionally—
a
becomes or attempts to become registered under this Act, or
b
does any of the things mentioned in subsection (1A) anywhere in or outside the United Kingdom.
1A
Those things are—
a
making to the Board or to the Registrar,
b
producing to the Board or to the Registrar,
c
causing to be made to the Board or to the Registrar, or
d
causing to be produced to the Board or to the Registrar
any false or fraudulent representation or declaration (whether oral or written).