Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1935

Revocation and amendment of qualification certificates.

7.—(1) Whenever the holder of a qualification certificate has ceased to fulfil the conditions specified in such certificate or the means of such holder have increased in amount beyond the figure specified in such certificate as his means, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) such holder shall, within seven days after such cesser or the date from which such means became increased or, if such cesser or such increase took place before the date of the passing of this Act, within seven days after the passing of this Act, inform an unemployment assistance officer of such cesser and the reason therefor or such increase (as the case may be),

(b) if such holder fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph he shall be guilty of an offence under this sub-section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fine not exceeding two; pounds for each day during which the offence is continued.

(2) Whenever an unemployment assistance officer or an appeals officer or the Unemployment Appeals Committee is satisfied that any person has obtained (whether before or after the passing of this Act) his qualification certificate by fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation the person to whom such certificate was issued shall (whether such person has or has not been convicted of an offence under section 29 of the Principal Act in relation to the obtaining of such certificate) be disqualified for obtaining or holding any qualification certificate for the six months immediately following the date on which it is determined that such person was not entitled to receive such certificate.

(3) Whenever it is determined that any person was not entitled to receive his qualification certificate (whether such certificate was issued before or after the passing of this Act) or hold a qualification certificate (whether such certificate was issued before or after the passing of this Act) of the kind held by him, the holder of such certificate shall on demand of an unemployment assistance officer forthwith deliver such certificate to such officer.

(4) Every person who on demand being made to him by an unemployment assistance officer under the immediately preceding sub-section for delivery of his qualification certificate fails to deliver forthwith such certificate to such officer shall be guilty of an offence under this sub-section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.

(5) Where a person is convicted of an offence under the immediately preceding sub-section the court by which he is convicted may, where the circumstances so require, make such order as the court shall think proper for securing the delivery of the qualification certificate in respect of which such offence was committed to an unemployment assistance officer.

(6) Section 12 of the Principal Act is hereby repealed.