Section 188

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

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04