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Forgery of documents.
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53.—(1) It shall be an offence for a person to forge or utter knowing it to be forged—
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(a) the register, an entry in the register or a document purporting to be an extract from the register (in this section referred to as “a forged register”), or
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(b) a notice, certificate or other document purporting to be issued, granted or given under this Act (in this section referred to as “a forged document”).
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(2) It shall be an offence for a person to alter with intent to defraud or deceive, or to utter knowing it to be so altered—
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(a) the register, an entry in the register or an extract from the register (in this section referred to as “an altered register”), or
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(b) a notice, certificate or other document issued, granted or given under this Act (in this section referred to as “an altered document”).
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(3) It shall be an offence for a person to have, without lawful authority, in his or her possession a forged register, forged document, altered register or altered document.
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(4) It shall be an offence for a person to aid or abet the commission of an offence under this section.
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