False identity documents etc
4Possession of false identity documents etc with improper intention
1
It is an offence for a person (“P”) with an improper intention to have in P's possession or under P's control—
a
an identity document that is false and that P knows or believes to be false,
b
an identity document that was improperly obtained and that P knows or believes to have been improperly obtained, or
c
an identity document that relates to someone else.
2
Each of the following is an improper intention—
a
the intention of using the document for establishing personal information about P;
b
the intention of allowing or inducing another to use it for establishing, ascertaining or verifying personal information about P or anyone else.
3
In subsection (2)(b) the reference to P or anyone else does not include, in the case of a document within subsection (1)(c), the individual to whom it relates.
4
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or a fine (or both).