# Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 65: Falsification of confirmation of scheme membership


(1) It is an offence for a person, with intent to deceive, to—
(a) make a document which purports to be a confirmation of scheme membership made available under section 54,
(b) alter such a confirmation,
(c) use, or allow another person to use, such a confirmation in a way which suggests that it relates to an individual other than the scheme member in respect of whom it was made available.
(2) It is an offence for a person to knowingly make a false or misleading declaration or other statement for the purposes of—
(a) obtaining, or enabling another person to obtain, a confirmation of scheme membership under section 54, or
(b) satisfying Ministers that an individual who is carrying out a regulated role is not doing so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/14/section/65 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-vulnerable-groups-scotland-act-2007/section-65
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