Part V Certificates of Criminal Records, &c.

123 Offences: falsification, &c.

(1)

A person commits an offence if, with intent to deceive, he—

(a)

makes a false certificate under this Part,

(b)

alters a certificate under this Part,

(c)

uses a certificate under this Part which relates to another person in a way which suggests that it relates to himself, or

(d)

allows a certificate under this Part which relates to him to be used by another person in a way which suggests that it relates to that other person.

(2)

A person commits an offence if he knowingly makes a false statement for the purpose of obtaining, or enabling another person to obtain, a certificate under this Part.

(3)

A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.