38 Forgery of documents, etc.E+W+S
(1)A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to deceive, he—
(a)forges, alters or uses a document or other thing to which this section applies;
(b)lends to, or allows to be used by, any other person a document or other thing to which this section applies; or
(c)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.
(2)This section applies to the following documents and other things, namely—
(a)any operator’s licence;
(b)any document, plate, mark or other thing by which, in pursuance of regulations, a vehicle is to be identified as being authorised to be used, or as being used, under an operator’s licence;
(c)any document evidencing the authorisation of any person for the purposes of sections 40 and 41;
(d)any certificate of qualification under section 49; and
(e)any certificate or diploma such as is mentioned in paragraph 13(1) [or (1A)] of Schedule 3.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.
(4)In the application of subsection (1) to England and Wales, “forges” means makes a false document or other thing in order that it may be used as genuine.