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Penalty for false statements.
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58.—(1) Every person—
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(a) who, for the purpose of obtaining or continuing a pension, either for himself or for any other person, or for the purpose of obtaining or continuing a pension for himself or for any other person at a rate higher than that appropriate to the case, knowingly makes any statement or representation (whether written or verbal) which is to his knowledge false or misleading in any material respect, or
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(b) who knowingly obtains payment of, or continues to receive, a pension which he is disqualified from receiving or to which he is not entitled, or
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(c) who knowingly obtains or receives any payment as on account of a pension which for any reason whatsoever is not payable to him,
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shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.
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(2) The provisions of this section shall apply with the necessary modification in the case of a person to whom a pension or a child's allowance is paid under any of the provisions of this Act for or for the benefit of any person.
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