Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013
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PART 13 Miscellaneous | ||
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Forgery. |
72.—(1) A person shall not forge or utter knowing it to be forged— | |
(a) a record, a licence, a permit, a registration, an approval, an authorisation, a certificate, a document or other thing required by this Act, | ||
(b) a form of identification relating to an animal, | ||
(c) a requirement of an authorised officer under section 41 , if the requirement is in writing, | ||
(d) an animal health and welfare notice, or | ||
(e) a notice erected under animal health and welfare regulations or an animal health and welfare notice. | ||
(2) A person shall not alter with intent to defraud or deceive, or utter knowing it to be so altered— | ||
(a) a record, a licence, a permit, a registration, an approval, an authorisation, a certificate, a document or other thing required by this Act, | ||
(b) a form of identification relating to an animal, | ||
(c) a requirement of an authorised officer under section 41 , if the requirement is in writing, | ||
(d) an animal health and welfare notice, or | ||
(e) a notice erected under animal health and welfare regulations or an animal health and welfare notice. | ||
(3) A person shall not have, without lawful authority (the proof of which lies on him or her), in his or her possession or under his or her control a document that has been forged, uttered or altered in contravention of subsection (1) or (2). | ||
(4) A person who contravenes this section commits an offence. |