(1) A person ("P") commits an offence if P knowingly or recklessly -
(a) provides information that is false in a material respect, or
(b) provides or produces a document that is not what it purports to be, for the purpose of obtaining a trade licence (whether for P or anyone else).
(2) A person who purports to act under the authority of a trade licence but who fails to comply with any condition of the licence commits an offence.
(3) A licence in respect of which an offence under paragraph (1) has been committed is to be treated as void from the time at which it was issued.