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Article 146 Prohibitions in relation to documents and recordsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person must not with intent to deceive—

(a)

use a certificate, licence, approval, permission, exemption or other document issued or required by or under this Order that has been forged, altered, revoked or suspended, or to which the person is not entitled;

(b)

lend a certificate, licence, approval, permission, exemption or other document issued or having effect or required by or under this Order to, or allow it to be used by, any other person; or

(c)

make a false representation for the purpose of procuring for a person the grant, issue, renewal or variation of any such certificate, licence, approval, permission, exemption or other document.

(2)

In paragraph (1) a reference to a certificate, licence, approval, permission, exemption or other document includes a copy or purported copy.

(3)

A person must not intentionally damage, alter or render illegible —

(a)

a log book or other record required to be maintained by or under this Order.

(b)

an entry made in such a log book or record.

(4)

A person must not —

(a)

knowingly make, or procure or assist in the making of, a false entry in or material omission from a log book or record referred to in paragraph (3); or

(b)

destroy any such log book or record during the period for which it is required under this Order to be preserved.

(5)

All entries made in writing in a log book or record referred to in paragraph (3) must be made in ink or indelible pencil.

(6)

A person must not knowingly make in a load sheet an entry that is incorrect in a material particular or make a material omission from such a load sheet.

(7)

A person must not purport to issue a certificate for the purposes of this Order or any applied regulations unless authorised to do so by the relevant legislation.

(8)

A person must not issue a certificate referred to in paragraph (7) unless satisfied that all statements in the certificate are correct.

Annotations

Commencement

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Art. 146 in force at 1.5.2015, see art. 1