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CRIMINAL DAMAGE (COMPENSATION) (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1977 - SECT 19

19.(1) Any person who

(a)by any deception (as defined in section 15(4) of the Theft Act (Northern
Ireland) 1969) obtains compensation or increased compensation for himself or
for any other person; or

(b)for the purposes of obtaining any compensation, knowingly, in or in
connection with an application to the Secretary of State or otherwise, makes a
false or misleading statement or a statement which he does not believe to be
true or fails to disclose a material fact,

(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable

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

(b)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding #1,000 or to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.

© 1977 Crown Copyright

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