Any—
| (a) | person who willfully furnishes information which he or she knows to be false or does not know or believe to be true, in an application— |
| (i) | for registration as a debt collector contemplated in section 9(1) of the Act; or |
| (ii) | for exemption from the disqualifications contemplated in section 10 of the Act; or |
| (i) | who recovers any money from any debtor in addition to the amounts prescribed in regulation 11; and |
| (ii) | who fails to appear at the time and place as notified by the Council in terms of regulation 7(12); or |
| (i) | appear before the Council as summoned by the Council in terms of regulation 7(15)(a); |
| (ii) | take the oath or affirmation; or |
| (iii) | produce a book or documentation, |
shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months.
