Casual Trading Act 1995

Prohibition of false information and alteration of licences.

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9.(1) A person shall not give false information to a local authority in relation to an application for the grant of a casual trading licence.

(2) A person shall not with intent to deceive either alter or use a casual trading licence.

(3) A person shall not forge a document purporting to be a casual trading licence.

(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.

(5) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section in relation to the giving of false information to a local authority to show that he did not know and could not, with the exercise of reasonable care, have known that the information was false.