# Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, Section 65: Forgery and misuse of documents etc.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) This section applies to the following documents and other things, namely—
(a) a licence under Part II ... of this Act;
(ea) a control document issued in 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;
(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;
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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—
“forges” means makes a false document or other thing in order that it may be used as genuine.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/14/section/65 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-passenger-vehicles-act-1981/section-65
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