Regulation 10 Forgery and deception

(1)

A person who with intent to deceive—

(a)

forges, alters or uses an EC type-approval certificate or a certificate of conformity, or

(b)

lends an EC type-approval certificate or a certificate of conformity to another person, or

(c)

allows an EC type-approval certificate or a certificate of conformity to be used by another person, or

(d)

makes any document which resembles an EC type-approval certificate or a certificate of conformity, or

(e)

has in his possession any document which resembles an EC type-approval certificate or a certificate of conformity,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable—

(a)

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

(b)

on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or both.