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False or misleading information, documentation or evidence
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63. (1) A person is guilty of an offence where he or she—
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(a) provides information or documentation or gives evidence to—
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(i) a relevant office,
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(ii) a member of a relevant office, or
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(iii) an adjudication officer,
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in the performance of their respective functions, and
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(b) knows, or ought reasonably to know, the information, documentation or evidence, as the case may be, to be false or misleading in a material respect.
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(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.
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