Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933
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False statements in relation to subsidies. |
43.—(1) If any person for the purposes of obtaining a subsidy under this Part of this Act for himself or any other person makes any statement or representation in writing which is false or misleading in any material particular, such person and, in the case of a body corporate, every director, manager and secretary thereof, shall, unless he proves that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained that the statement was false or misleading as aforesaid or, in the case of a director, manager or secretary of a body corporate making such statement, that the statement or representation was made without his knowledge, or without his consent, be guilty of an offence under this section and be liable on summary conviction thereof to the penalties mentioned in Part I. of the First Schedule to this Act. | |
(2) An offence under this section may be prosecuted by or at the suit of the Minister as prosecutor. |