36. (1) A person shall be guilty of an offence who—

(a) on an application under Part 2, knowingly or recklessly provides information to the Minister that is false or misleading in a material respect, or

(b) fails or neglects to surrender a gender recognition certificate to the Minister under section 14(5) without reasonable excuse.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a class C fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.