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Section 65 Forgery and misuse of documents etc.C2

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

This section applies to the following documents and other things, namely—

C1(a)

a licence under Part II F1... of this Act;

F2(ea)

a control document issued F3in pursuance of regulation 4 of the Road Transport (International Passenger Services) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1395);

(b)

a certificate of initial fitness under section 6 of this Act;

F4(bb)

a notice removing a prohibition under section 9 of this Act;

(c)

a certificate under section 10 of this Act that a vehicle conforms to a type vehicle;

(d)

an operator’s disc under section 18 of this Act;

(e)

a certificate under section 21 of this Act as to the repute, financial standing or professional competence of any person;

F5(f)

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(2)

A person who, with intent to deceive—

(a)

forges or alters, or uses or lends to, or allows to be used by, any other person, a document or other thing to which this section applies, or

(b)

makes or has in his 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,

shall be liable—

(i)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years;

(ii)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

(3)

In the application of this section to England and Wales—

  • F6“forges” means makes a false document or other thing in order that it may be used as genuine.

  • F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8(4)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(3), Sch. 8

F2

S. 65(1)(ea) inserted (28.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3413, reg. 10(3)

F3

Words in s. 65(1)(ea) substituted (1.4.2025) by The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1370), regs. 1(2), 6(2)

F4

S. 65(1)(bb) inserted (prosp.) by Transport Act 1982 (c. 49, SIF 58, 107:1, 126), ss. 23(4), 76(2)

F5

S. 65(1)(f) repealed (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 83, Sch. 8; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2(2), Sch., Appendix

F6

Definition substituted by Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45, SIF 39:7), s. 12

F7

Definition of 'statutory maximum' in s. 65(3) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV Group 2

F8

S. 65(4) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV Group 2

Modifications

C1

S. 65(1)(a) extended by S.I. 1984/748, reg. 21

C2

S. 65 extended by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 127(1)