# Land Registration Act 2002, Section 124: Improper alteration of the registers


(1) A person commits an offence if he dishonestly induces another—
(a) to change the register of title or cautions register, or
(b) to authorise the making of such a change.
(2) A person commits an offence if he intentionally or recklessly makes an unauthorised change in the register of title or cautions register.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine;
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
(4) In this section, references to changing the register of title include changing a document referred to in it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/9/section/124 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-act-2002/section-124
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