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Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)

Schedules

First Schedule

30. False statements in official documents

 

 

Any person who—

(a) knowingly or negligently makes a false statement or entry in a document made or signed by him that is required or made for official purposes;
(b) orders any other person to make or sign a statement or entry in a document that is required or made for official purposes, well knowing such statement or entry to be false;
(c) when signing a document that is required or made for official purposes leaves in blank any material part for which his signature is a voucher;
(d) with intent to deceive, alters, defaces, suppresses or makes away with any document required, made, kept or issued for official purposes; or
(e) forges any signature upon any document required, made, kept or issued for official purposes or uses any document for official purposes knowing the signature thereon to be forged,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year.