Section 27 Forgery of passport.
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If any personF2. . . makes a statement which is to his knowledge untrue for the purpose of procuring a passport whether for himself or any other person he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceedingF3 level 3 on the standard scale or to both such imprisonment and fine;
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years or to an unlimited fine or to both such imprisonment and fine.
Subs. (2) rep. by 1981 c.45
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