Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981

65 Forgery and misuse of documents etc.

(1) This section applies to the following documents and other things, namely—

(a) a licence under Part II or III of this Act;

(b) a certificate of initial fitness under section 6 of this Act;

(c) a certificate under section 10 of this Act that a vehicle conforms to a type vehicle;

(d) an operator's disc under section 18 of this Act;

(e) a certificate under section 21 of this Act as to the repute, financial standing or professional competence of any person;

(f) a document evidencing the appointment of a person as a certifying officer or public service vehicle examiner.

(2) A person who, with intent to deceive—

(a) forges or alters, or uses or lends to, or allows to be used by, any other person, a document or other thing to which this section applies, or

(b) makes or has in his possession any document or other thing so closely resembling a document or other thing to which this section applies as to be calculated to deceive,

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.

(3) In the application of this section to England and Wales—

• " forges " means forges within the meaning of the [1913 c. 27.] Forgery Act 1913 ;

• "statutory maximum" means the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 28 of the [1977 c. 45.] Criminal Law Act 1977 (at the passing of this Act £1,000).

(4) In the application of this section to Scotland—

• "statutory maximum" means the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 289B of the [1975 c. 21.] Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (at the passing of this Act £1,000).