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.