It is an offence for a person—
wilfully to pretend to be entitled to carry on any activity which is a reserved legal activity when that person is not so entitled, or
with the intention of implying falsely that that person is so entitled, to take or use any name, title or description.
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates' court or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both), and
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).
In relation to an offence under subsection (1) committed before 2 May 2022, the reference in subsection (2)(a) to the general limit in a magistrates' court is to be read as a reference to 6 months.