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.
F1(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editorial Information
X1The 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22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Textual Amendments
F2S. 23(4) repealed (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 83, Sch. 8; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.