Section 66: Counterfeiting and altering documents
consolidated text (as at 2018, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
66. Counterfeiting and altering documents
Any person not being an officer who—
(a) falsely makes or counterfeits or causes to be made or counterfeited any entry, or copy of an entry, certificate or extract or any
other document relating to civil status;
(b) fraudulently counterfeits or alters any signature, date or writing
in any document specified in paragraph (a);
(c) fraudulently inserts in, or adds to, any document specified in
paragraph (a) any word, letter, figure or sign which did not exist
in the document at the time it was signed by an officer;
(d) fraudulently erases or alters in any document specified in paragraph (a) any word, letter, figure or sign; or
(e) knowingly makes use of any document specified in paragraph (a)
which has been counterfeited, altered or added to as mentioned
above,
shall commit an offence.
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Questions this section answers
- Is it an offence to forge or alter a civil status certificate?