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(3) knowingly and unlawfully gives any false certificate relating to any birth, baptism, marriage, death or burial; or

(4) certifies any writing to be a copy of or extract from any such register, knowing such writing, or the part of such register whereof such copy or extract is so given, to be false in any material particular; or

(5) offers, utters, disposes of or puts off any such register, entry, certified copy or certificate, knowing the same to be false; or

(6) offers, utters, disposes of or puts off any copy of any entry in any such register, knowing such entry to be false,

shall be guilty of felony and on conviction thereof liable to imprisonment for life.

9. Every person who-

Making false entry in

register

(1) knowingly inserts, or causes or permits to be inserted copy of in any copy of any register directed or required by law to sent to be transmitted to any registrar or other officer any false registrar. entry of any matter relating to any baptism, marriage or 24 & 25 Vict. burial; or

(2) 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

(3) unlawfully destroys, defaces, injures, or for any fraudulent purpose takes from its place of deposit or conceals any such copy of any register,

shall be guilty of felony and on conviction thereof liable to imprisonment for life.

c. 98, s. 37.

particular

10. Where an intent to defraud is one of the constituent Intent to elements of an offence punishable under this Ordinance, it defraud shall not be necessary to prove an intent to defraud any person need particular person, but it shall be sufficient to prove that the not be accused did the act charged with intent to defraud.

proved.

24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, s. 44.

cf. 24 & 25

11. Every person who knowingly and wilfully aids, Accessories abets, counsels, procures or commands the commission of and abettors. an offence punishable under this Ordinance shall be liable to Vict. c. 98, be dealt with, indicted, tried and punished as a principal offender.

s. 49.

12.-(1) Whenever any person is convicted of a mis- Fine and demeanor under this Ordinance, the court or magistrate, in sureties for keeping the addition to or in lieu of any of the punishments authorised peace. by this Ordinance, may fine the offender, and may require 24 & 25 Vict. him to enter into his own recognizances, and to find sureties, both or either, for keeping the peace and being of good behaviour.

(2) In all cases of felonies mentioned in this Ordin- ance, the court or magistrate may require the offender to enter into his own recognizances, and to find sureties, both or either, for keeping the peace, in addition to any of the punishments authorised by this Ordinance:

c. 98, s. 51.