(1) A person shall not -
(a) act as, or
(b) represent himself, herself or itself, or hold himself, herself or itself out, as being,
a person falling within a category of person entered, or entitled to be entered, in the public register unless the person is entitled to be entered, and the name of the person is duly entered, in the public register.
(2) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable -
(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €50,000.