Forestry Act, 1946
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Penalty for false statements, etc. |
64.—If any person— | |
(a) makes, in any felling notice under this Act or in any application for a limited felling licence or a utilisation (exempted trees) order or a general felling licence, within the meaning of Part IV of this Act, any statement which is false or misleading in a material respect, or | ||
(b) in making any return to the Minister under this Act, furnishes any information which is false or misleading in a material respect, | ||
that person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months. |