# Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, Section 41: Falsification of a Level 1 or Level 2 disclosure


(1) A person commits an offence if the person, with intent to deceive—
(a) makes a document that purports to be a Level 1 disclosure or a Level 2 disclosure,
(b) alters a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure,
(c) uses, or allows another person to use, a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure in a way that suggests that it relates to an individual other than the one who is the subject of the Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person knowingly makes a false or misleading statement for the purpose of obtaining, or enabling another person to obtain, a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure.
(3) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/13/section/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disclosure-scotland-act-2020/section-41
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