Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023

Penalties

55. (1) A person to whom this section applies who, in connection with an application under Part 3 , knowingly gives information to the Chief Deciding Officer or to an appeals officer which is false or misleading shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.

(2) This section applies to—

(a) a person who makes an application under section 19 ,

(b) a person who makes an application to which section 36 or 37 (2) applies, or

(c) a person who proceeds under section 38 with an application.