Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1986

Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1956.

6.—Section 17 of the Act of 1956 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) If any person, for the purposes of or in relation to an application for a certificate of naturalisation, gives or makes to the Minister any statement or information which is to his knowledge false or misleading in any material respect, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.”.