# Summary Jurisdiction and Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1958, Section 27: Forgery of passport.


(1 ) If any person. . . 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 exceeding 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1958/9/section/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/summary-jurisdiction-and-criminal-justice-act-northern-ireland-1958/section-27
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