Section 23 Forgery and misuse of documents etc.

England, Wales and Scotland Not yet in force

(1)

A person who, with intent to deceive—

(a)

uses or lends to, or allows to be used by, any other person, a document evidencing the authorisation of a person as an authorised inspector; or

(b)

makes or has in his possession any document so closely resembling a document evidencing such an authorisation as to be calculated to deceive; or

(c)

in Scotland, forges or alters a document evidencing such an authorisation;

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.

F1(2)

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X1(3)

In section 169 of the 1972 Act (forgery of documents etc.), in subsection (2) the following paragraphs shall be inserted after paragraph (c)—

“(cc)
any notice removing a prohibition under section 57 of this Act;”

F2(4)

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Annotations

F1: S. 23(2) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993, c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1, Pt. XIV
F2: S. 23(4) repealed (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 83, Sch. 8; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.

X1: The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.