Section 5: Offences
consolidated text (as at 1990). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
5. Offences
(1) Any person who—
(a) for the purpose of or in connection with a claim for any hardship
relief, for himself or on behalf of any other person, knowingly—
(i) makes a false statement or a statement which he knows or
ought to have known to be false in any material particular;
(ii) makes a false representation; or
(iii) fails to disclose a material fact; or
(b) otherwise fails to comply with this Act or any regulations made
under this Act,
shall commit an offence.
(2) Any person who commits an offence under this Act shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 2,000 rupees and to imprisonment for
a term not exceeding one year.
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Questions this section answers
- What happens if I lie or hide facts to get hardship relief I am not entitled to?
- What is the maximum penalty for making a false hardship relief claim?