Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006

Amendment of section 119.

68.— Section 119 (penalties for fraud) of the Act of 1964 is amended in subsection (1) by the substitution, for “he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and if convicted on indictment shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years, or to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds”, of “the person shall be guilty of an offence and liable—

(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or both, and

(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or both.”.