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Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
F1557[Offence.
262A.—(1) A person is guilty of an offence where, for the purposes of the allocation and issue of a personal public service number to him or her or for any other person (including a deceased person) he or she—
(a) knowingly makes any statement or representation, whether oral or written, which he or she knows to be false or misleading in any material respect, or knowingly conceals any material fact, or
(b) gives or causes or knowingly allows to be given any document or other information which the person is required under section 262 or regulations made thereunder to give and which he or she knows to be false or misleading in any material respect.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €1,500 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €25,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to both.]
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Amendments:
F1557
Inserted (30.03.2007) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (8/2007), s. 32(b), commenced on enactment.
Modifications (not altering text):
C126
Prospective affecting provisions: offences under section designated as "serious crime" for certain purposes of Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (34/2026), pt. 19, by s. 78(1) and sch. 3 para 8 thereof, not commenced as of date of revision.
Editorial Notes:
E1800
A fine of €1,500 translates into a Class C fine, not exceeding €2,500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3 and 6, table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
E1801
Offences under section designated (25.05.2018) as "serious crime" for the purposes of European Union (Passenger Name Record Data) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 177 of 2018) by art. 2(1) and sch. 2 para 7 thereof, in effect as per art. 1(2). Those regulations are due to be repealed by Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (34/2026), s. 81, subject to transitional provisions in s. 89 and sch. 4, on the coming into operation of the provision dealt with in the C-Note above.