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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 29 August 2023 - onwards
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205. Pretending to be recognised

(1) It is an offence for the operator of a non-recognised payment system or DSA service provider -

(a) to assert that the system or provider is recognised, or

(b) to do anything which suggests that the system or provider is recognised.

(1A) It is an offence for a person who is not a service provider in relation to a recognised payment system or recognised DSA service provider -

(a) to assert that the person is such a service provider, or

(b) to do anything which suggests that the person is such a service provider.

(2) A person guilty of an offence is liable -

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.