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Section 36 Forgery of documents etcI1

(1)

A person who, with intent to deceive—

(a)

forges, alters or uses a document or other thing to which this section applies;

(b)

lends to, or allows to be used by, any other person a document or other thing to which this section applies; or

(c)

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.

(2)

This section applies to—

(a)

any operator's licence;

(b)

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;

(c)

any document evidencing the authorisation of any person by the Department for the purposes of this Act;

(d)

any certificate of qualification under section 49;

(e)

any international road haulage permit; and

(f)

such other documents or things as are prescribed.

(3)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine or to both.

(4)

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)