s 188 Forgery, etc.
(1) In this section “ relevant document ” means— (a) an exemption certificate issued under section 166, 169 or 171; (b) a notice of a kind mentioned in section 166(3)(b), 169(4)(b) or 171(4)(b); (c) an accessibility certificate (see section 176); (d) an approval certificate (see section 177). (2) A person commits an offence if, with intent to deceive, the person— (a) forges, alters or uses a relevant document; (b) lends a relevant document to another person; (c) allows a relevant document to be used by another person; (d) makes or has possession of a document which closely resembles a relevant document. (3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable— (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine or to both. (4) A person commits an offence by knowingly making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining an accessibility certificate or an approval certificate. (5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.