Section 36 Forgery of documents etcI1
A person who, with intent to deceive—
forges, alters or uses a document or other thing to which this section applies;
lends to, or allows to be used by, any other person a document or other thing to which this section applies; or
makes or has in the person's possession any document or other thing so closely resembling a document or other thing to which this section applies as to be calculated to deceive;
is guilty of an offence.
This section applies to—
any operator's licence;
any document, plate, mark or other thing by which, in pursuance of regulations, a vehicle is to be identified as being authorised to be used, or as being used, under an operator's licence;
any document evidencing the authorisation of any person by the Department for the purposes of this Act;
any certificate of qualification under section 49;
any international road haulage permit; and
such other documents or things as are prescribed.
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) 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.
In subsection (1) “forges” means makes a false document or other thing in order that it may be used as genuine.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 36 in operation at 1.7.2012 by S.R. 2012/262, art. 2 (with arts. 4-6)