Regulation 10 Forgery, false statements etc
A person who, with intent to deceive,
forges, alters or uses a document to which this paragraph applies, or
lends to, or allows to be used by, any other person a document to which this paragraph applies, or
makes or has in his possession any document so closely resembling a document to which this paragraph applies as to be calculated to deceive,shall be guilty of an offence.
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable—
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine, or to both.
Paragraph (1) applies to an EC type approval certificate or an EC certificate of conformity.
A person who, in supplying information or producing documents for the purposes of these Regulations—
makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular, or
produces, provides, sends or otherwise makes use of a document which he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly produces, provides, sends or otherwise makes use of a document which is false in a material particular,
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.