# Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010, Section 36: Forgery of documents etc


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2010/2/section/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-act-northern-ireland-2010/section-36
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