Section 188 Forgery, etc.
In this section “relevant document” means—
an exemption certificate issued under section 166, 169 or 171;
a notice of a kind mentioned in section 166(3)(b), 169(4)(b) or 171(4)(b);
an accessibility certificate (see section 176);
an approval certificate (see section 177).
A person commits an offence if, with intent to deceive, the person—
forges, alters or uses a relevant document;
lends a relevant document to another person;
allows a relevant document to be used by another person;
makes or has possession of a document which closely resembles a relevant document.
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable—
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine or to both.
A person commits an offence by knowingly making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining an accessibility certificate or an approval certificate.
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.