Part V Public Transport
Supplemental
49 Forgery and false statements.
1
In this section “relevant document” means—
a
a certificate of exemption issued under section 36 or 37;
b
a notice of a kind mentioned in section 36(9)(b) or 37(8)(b);
c
an accessibility certificate; or
d
an approval certificate.
2
A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to deceive, he—
a
forges, alters or uses a relevant document;
b
lends a relevant document to any other person;
c
allows a relevant document to be used by any other person; or
d
makes or has in his possession any document which closely resembles a relevant document.
3
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) 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
A person who knowingly makes a false statement for the purpose of obtaining an accessibility certificate or an approval certificate is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.