# Transport Act 1982, Section 23: Forgery and misuse of documents etc.

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(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.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(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;”
(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/49/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1982/section-23
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