Section 117: Forgery of medical certificate
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117. Forgery of medical certificate
Toute personne qui, pour se re- Any person who, for the purpose
dimer elle-même ou en affranchir une of relieving himself, or of freeing any
autre d’un service public quel- other person from any public service
conque, fabriquera, sous le nom d’un forges under the name of a physician
médecin ou chirurgien, un certificat or surgeon, a certificate of sickness
de maladie ou d’infirmité, or infirmity,
shall be punished by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 10 years.
[S. 117 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by s. 8 (b) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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- What is the penalty for forging a doctor's sick certificate to get out of public service?