# Pedlars Act 1871, Section 12: Penalty for forging certificate.


Any person who commits any of the following offences; (that is to say,)
(1) Makes false representations with a view to obtain a pedlar’s certificate under this Act:
(2) Forges or counterfeits a pedlar’s certificate granted under this Act:
(3) . . .
(4) Aids in making or procures to be made such forged or counterfeited certificate . . .
(5) Travels with, produces, or shows any such forged or counterfeited certificate . . .
shall for the first offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale, and for any subsequent offence, either instead of or in addition to such penalty, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding six months, . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/34-35/96/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pedlars-act-1871/section-12
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