Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

Forgery of documents etc

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

(a) forges, alters or uses a document or other thing to which this section applies;

(b) lends to, or allows to be used by, any other person a document or other thing to which this section applies; or

(c) makes or has in the person’s possession any document or other thing so closely resembling a document or other thing to which this section applies as to be calculated to deceive;

is guilty of an offence.

(2) This section applies to—

(a) any operator’s licence;

(b) any document, plate, mark or other thing by which, in pursuance of regulations, a vehicle is to be identified as being authorised to be used, or as being used, under an operator’s licence;

(c) any document evidencing the authorisation of any person by the Department for the purposes of this Act;

(d) any certificate of qualification under section 49;

(e) any international road haulage permit; and

(f) such other documents or things as are prescribed.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) 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 2 years or to a fine or to both.

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