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Forgery of certain
documents with intent to defraud or deceive.
1913 c. 27, s. 3.
(1929 c. 29.)
(Cap. 177.)
(Cap. 374)
CAP. 200]
Crimes
[1984 Ed.
71. (1) Forgery, committed with intent to defraud or deceive, shall be an offence and punishable upon indictment with imprisonment for life, if committed in respect of any document whatsoever having thereupon or affixed thereto the stamp or impression of the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Privy Seal, any privy signet of Her Majesty, Her Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, any of Her Majesty's seals appointed by the twenty-fourth Article of the Union between England and Scotland to be kept, used and continued in Scotland, the Great Seal of Northern Ireland, the Privy Seal of Northern Ireland or the public seal of Hong Kong.
(2) Forgery of the following documents, if committed with intent to defraud or deceive, shall be an offence and punishable upon indictment with imprisonment for 14 years-
(a) any register or record of births, baptisms, namings, dedications, marriages, deaths, burials or cremations, which now is or hereafter may be by law authorized or required to be kept in Hong Kong, relating to any birth, baptism, naming, dedication, marriage, death, burial or cremation, or any part of any such register, or any certified copy of any such register or of any part thereof;
(b) any copy of any register of baptisms, marriages, burials or cremations, directed or required by law to be transmitted to any registrar or other officer:
(c) any register of the birth, baptism, death, burial or cremation of any person to be appointed a nominee under the provisions of the Government Annuities Act, 1929, or any copy or certificate of any such register, or the name of any witness to any such certificate; (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)
(d) any wrapper or label provided by or under the authority of the Governor or the head of any department of the Government; (Amended, 67 of 1981, s. 2)
(e) an identity card, or any other document, issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance; (Added, 67 of 1981, s. 2)
(f) a driving licence issued under the Road Traffic Ordinance. (Added, 67 of 1981, s. 2)
(3) Forgery of the following documents, if committed with intent to defraud or deceive, shall be an offence and punishable upon indictment with imprisonment for 7 years-
(a) any official document whatsoever of or belonging to any court of justice, or made or issued by any judge, magistrate, officer or clerk of any such court;
(b) any register or book kept under the provisions of any law in or under the authority of any court of justice;
(c) any certificate, office copy or certified copy of any such document, register or book or of any part thereof;
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