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Forgery, false statements, etc.N.I.

Forgery, etc.N.I.

16—(1) A person who, with intent to deceive—

(a)forges, alters or uses a permit;

(b)lends to, or allows to be used by, any other person a permit; or

(c)makes or has in his or her possession any document so closely resembling a permit as to be calculated to deceive,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be 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.

(3) In subsection (1) “forges” means makes a false document in order that it may be used as genuine.

Commencement Information

I1S. 16 in operation at 5.10.2015 by S.R. 2015/284, art. 2(1), Sch.

False statementsN.I.

17—(1) A person who knowingly or recklessly makes, or causes to be made a statement or furnishes information which is false or misleading in any material particular for the purpose of—

(a)obtaining the issue of a permit;

(b)obtaining the variation of a permit;

(c)preventing the issue or variation of a permit;

(d)procuring or preventing the imposition of a condition in relation to a permit,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

Commencement Information

I2S. 17 in operation at 5.10.2015 by S.R. 2015/284, art. 2(1), Sch.

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