Section 188: Forgery, etc.

Equality Act 2010 · 2010 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 12: Disabled persons: transport — Chapter 4: Supplementary

In this section "relevant document" means—

an exemption certificate issued under section 166, 169 or 171;
a notice of a kind mentioned in section 166(3)(b), 169(4)(b) or 171(4)(b);
an accessibility certificate (see section 176);
an approval certificate (see section 177).

A person commits an offence if, with intent to deceive, the person—

forges, alters or uses a relevant document;
lends a relevant document to another person;
allows a relevant document to be used by another person;
makes or has possession of a document which closely resembles a relevant document.

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable—

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine or to both.

A person commits an offence by knowingly making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining an accessibility certificate or an approval certificate.

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

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