Flax Act, 1936

Information by applicants for registration.

7.—(1) Every person who applies to the Minister for the registration of any premises in a register kept under this Act shall, when required by the Minister so to do, furnish to the Minister all such information as the Minister may require for the consideration of such application.

(2) The Minister may require any statement of fact made in an application for registration in a register kept under this Act or made to the Minister in response to a request for information under the next preceding sub-section of this section to be verified by the statutory declaration of some person having personal knowledge of the facts so stated.

(3) If any person, in an application for registration in a register kept under this Act or in furnishing any information in pursuance of a requisition of the Minister under this section, makes any statement which is false or misleading in any material respect, such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

(4) If any person fails to furnish any information or verification which such person is required by the Minister under this section to furnish, the Minister may, on the ground of such failure, refuse the application in relation to which such information or verification was so required.