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False statements and offences.
[1933 UA, s. 29; 1935 UA, s. 14; 1976 (No. 2), s. 9]
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144.—(1) If, for the purpose of obtaining for himself or any other person a qualification certificate or any payment of unemployment assistance or of avoiding the making by himself or any other person of any repayment under this Chapter, any person makes any statement or representation (whether written or verbal) which is to his knowledge false or misleading in any material respect or conceals any material fact, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £500 or (at the discretion of the court) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both such fine and such imprisonment, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £2,000 or (at the discretion of the court) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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[1938 UA, s. 8; 1976 (No. 2), s. 9]
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(2) Where a person (in this section referred to as the employer) aids, abets, counsels or procures a person (in this section referred to as the employee) employed by him to commit an offence under subsection (1) or conspires with the employee for the commission by the employee of an offence under that subsection, the employer shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £500 or (at the discretion of the court) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both such fine and such imprisonment, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £2,000 or (at the discretion of the court) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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[1961 MP, ss. 10, 14]
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(3) A person convicted of an offence under this section shall—
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(a) if the offence is in relation to the payment or repayment of unemployment assistance, be disqualified for the receipt of unemployment assistance for a period of six months immediately following the date of the conviction, and
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(b) if the offence is in relation to a qualification certificate, be disqualified for obtaining or holding a qualification certificate for a period of six months immediately following the date of the conviction.
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[1976 (No. 2), s. 12]
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(4) Regulations under this Chapter may provide for offences consisting of contraventions of or failures to comply with such regulations and for the imposition, at the discretion of the court on summary conviction of such offences, of fines not exceeding specified amounts of not more than £500 or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or of both such fines and such imprisonment.
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