160.— (1) A person shall not—

(a) act as a personal insolvency practitioner,

(b) hold himself or herself out as available to act as a personal insolvency practitioner, or

(c) represent himself or herself by advertisement as available to act as a personal insolvency practitioner,

unless that person is authorised to so act by virtue of this Act.

(2) A person who acts in contravention of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.