Section 105: Impersonating individual named in certificate

105. Impersonating individual named in certificate (1) Any person who— (a) utters a document issued by lawful authority to another person who is certified in such document to be— (i) in possession of a qualification recognised by law for any purpose; (ii) the holder of an office; (iii) entitled to exercise a profession, trade or business; (iv) entitled to a right or privilege; or (v) entitled to enjoy a rank or status; and (b) falsely represents himself to be the person named in the document, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding 10 years. C58 – 15 [Issue 2] Criminal Code (Supplementary) Act (2) Any person who has received by lawful authority a document certifying that he is— (a) in possession of a qualification recognised for any purpose; (b) the holder of any office; (c) entitled to exercise a profession, trade or business; (d) entitled to a right or privilege; or (e) entitled to enjoy a rank or status, and who sells, gives or lends the document to another person with intent that that other person may represent himself to be the person named therein, shall commit an offence, and shall, on conviction, be liable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding 10 years. [S. 105 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.