Part II Testing, Marking and Approval of Vehicles

Miscellaneous and supplemental

23 Forgery and misuse of documents etc.

(1)

A person who, with intent to deceive—

(a)

uses or lends to, or allows to be used by, any other person, a document evidencing the authorisation of a person as an authorised inspector; or

(b)

makes or has in his possession any document so closely resembling a document evidencing such an authorisation as to be calculated to deceive; or

(c)

in Scotland, forges or alters a document evidencing such an authorisation;

shall be liable—

(i)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years;

(ii)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

F1(2)

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X1(3)

In section 169 of the 1972 Act (forgery of documents etc.), in subsection (2) the following paragraphs shall be inserted after paragraph (c)—

“(cc)

any notice removing a prohibition under section 57 of this Act;”

F2(4)

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