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Punishment for obtaining pension, &c. by fraud.
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9. Where a person obtains any pension, gratuity, or allowance under this Act by any false representation or false evidence, or by personation, or by malingering or feigning disease or infirmity, or by maiming or injuring himself, or causing himself to be maimed or injured, or otherwise producing disease or infirmity, or by any other fraudulent conduct, such person shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a period not exceeding three months, and also to forfeit the pension, gratuity, or allowance obtained.
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