1984 Ed.]
Crimes
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transmitted to any registrar or other officer any false entry of any matter relating to any baptism, marriage or burial;
or
(b) signs or verifies any copy of any register so directed or required to be transmitted as aforesaid, which copy is false in any part thereof, knowing the same to be false; or
(c) for any fraudulent purpose takes from its place of deposit or conceals any such copy of any register, (Amended, 48 of 1972, Schedule)
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for life.
(33 of 1935, s. 9, incorporated)
90. Any person who, not being a member of the Customs and Excise Service as defined in the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, takes or assumes the name, designation or character of such member for the purpose of thereby obtaining admission into any house or other place, or of doing or procuring to be done any act which he would not be entitled to do or procure to be done of his own authority, or for any other unlawful purpose, shall in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for the offence, be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for 3 months.
(34 of 1935, s. 2, incorporated)
91. Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, in the name of any other person, acknowledges any recognizance, bail, judgment, deed or other instrument, before any court, judge or other person lawfully authorized in that behalf, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 7 years.
(34 of 1935, s. 5, incorporated)
92. Where an intent to defraud is one of the constituent elements of an offence punishable under this Part, it shall not be necessary to prove an intent to defraud any particular person, but it shall be sufficient to prove that the accused did the act charged with intent to defraud.
(33 of 1935, s. 10 and 34 of 1935, s. 6, incorporated)
93. Any person who knowingly and wilfully aids, abets, counsels, procures or commands the commission of an offence punishable under this Part shall be liable to be dealt with, indicted, tried and punished as a principal offender.
(33 of 1935, s. 11 and 34 of 1935, s. 7, incorporated)
94. (1) Whenever any person is convicted of an offence under section 84, the court or magistrate, in addition to or in lieu of any of the punishments authorized by this Part, may fine the offender, and may require him to enter into his own recognizances, and to find sureties, both or either, for keeping the peace and being of good behaviour.
Unlawful assumption of character of member of Customs and Excise Service.
1890 c. 21. s. 12. (Cap. 109.)
Acknowledging recognizance,
etc., in name of another.
1861 c. 98, s. 34.
Intent to defraud particular person not necessary.
1861 c. 98. s. 44.
Aiders and abettors.
f. 1861 c. 98. s. 59.
Fines and sureties for keeping the peace.
1861 c. 98, s. 51.