# Criminal Justice Act 1925, Section 37: Unlawful possession of pension documents.


(1) If any person receives, detains or has in his possession any document to which this section applies as a pledge or a security for a debt or with a view to obtaining payment from the person entitled thereto of a debt due either to himself or to any other person, he shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) This section applies to certificates or official documents evidencing or issued in connection with the right of persons to pensions or allowances payable out of any grant which may be made out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom in pursuance of any Act for civil non–effective services.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/15-16/86/section/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1925/section-37
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