Section 106: Impersonating individual named in testimonial
consolidated text (as at 2011). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
106. Impersonating individual named in testimonial
(1) Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining any employment, alters
a document in the nature of a testimonial given or destined to another person, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years.
(2) Any person to whom a document under subsection (1) has been
given, who sells, gives, or lends such document to another person with the
intent that that other person may alter such document for the purpose of
obtaining any employment, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction,
be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years.
[S. 106 amended by s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]
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- What is the penalty for altering someone else's job reference to use it for myself?