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Offences and penalties (Part 2)
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17. (1) A person who, for any purpose connected with this Part—
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(a) knowingly makes any statement or representation (whether written or verbal) which is to his or her knowledge false or misleading in any material respect, or knowingly conceals any material fact, or
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(b) produces or furnishes, or causes or knowingly allows to be produced or furnished, any document or information which he or she knows to be false in a material particular,
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is guilty of an offence.
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(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a class D fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, or to both.
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