Prospective
49 Forgery and false statements.U.K.
(1)In this section “relevant document” means—
(a)a certificate of exemption issued under section 36 or 37;
(b)a notice of a kind mentioned in section 36(9)(b) or 37(8)(b);
(c)an accessibility certificate; or
(d)an approval certificate.
(2)A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to deceive, he—
(a)forges, alters or uses a relevant document;
(b)lends a relevant document to any other person;
(c)allows a relevant document to be used by any other person; or
(d)makes or has in his possession any document which closely resembles a relevant document.
(3)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) 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 two years or to a fine or to both.
(4)A person who knowingly makes a false statement for the purpose of obtaining an accessibility certificate or an approval certificate is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.