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Rh Offence of false vaccination information or false reporting by diagnosed person

29.—(1) Where pursuant to a requirement by an employer to an employee thereof or by a principal to a worker thereof to provide vaccination information in order for the employer or principal (as the case may be) to comply with regulation 15—
 * (a) the employee or worker gives the employer or principal any statement that was false or misleading in a material particular or that contains any omission which makes the statement misleading in a material particular; and
 * (b) the employee or worker knew, or was reckless as to whether, that the statement was false or misleading in a material particular or contains any omission which makes the statement misleading in a material particular,

the employee or worker making that statement shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

(2) Where an employee or a worker—
 * (a) gives his or her employer or principal (as the case may be) any notice which is required by regulation 16 to be given—
 * (i) that is false or misleading in a material particular; or
 * (ii) that contains any omission which makes the statement misleading in a material particular; and
 * (b) the employee or worker knew, or was reckless as to whether, that the notice was false or misleading in a material particular or contains any omission which makes the notice misleading in a material particular,

the employee or worker shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.