Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021

Offence of giving false or misleading information to Executive under certain provisions

16. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 14M (inserted by section 15 ):

“14N.Any person who knowingly, or recklessly, gives the Executive information which is false or misleading in a material particular in, with, or in connection with—

(a) an application under section 14A, 14F, 14G, 14H, 14K or 14L,

(b) a notification under section 14F or 14G,

(c) a determination under section 14C or 14M,

(d) a review under section 14E, or

(e) a decision under section 14I,

is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both.”.