Section 9: Offences

9. Offences (1) Every person who— (a) forges, falsifies, defaces or mutilates an identity card or the register; (b) makes a false entry or alters in any material particular any entry in the register or an identity card; [Issue 7] N18 – 4 (c) knowingly makes use of an identity card, which is altered, forged, defaced or mutilated; (d) for the purpose of obtaining an identity card, personates a fictitious or inexistent person, or gives a false name; (e) obtains or seeks to obtain an identity card in a name other than the name which appears in his birth certificate; (f) without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, has in his possession an identity card not belonging to him; or (g) produces any false document for the purpose of being issued with an identity card, shall commit an offence. (2) Every person who contravenes this Act or any regulations made under it shall commit an offence. (3) Every person who commits an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years. [S. 9 amended by s. 4 and Second Sch. of Act 5 of 1999 w.e.f. 1 July 1999; s. 15 (f) of Act 20 of 2009 w.e.f. 16 September 2013; s. 2 (e) of Act 18 of 2013 w.e.f. 16 September 2013.]