Part 12Miscellaneous and general

Offences etc.

124 Improper alteration of the registers

(1)

A person commits an offence if he dishonestly induces another—

(a)

to change the register of title or cautions register, or

(b)

to authorise the making of such a change.

(2)

A person commits an offence if he intentionally or recklessly makes an unauthorised change in the register of title or cautions register.

(3)

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine;

(b)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.

(4)

In this section, references to changing the register of title include changing a document referred to in it.