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Prohibition of false information and alteration of firearm certificates.
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3.—(1) A person shall not knowingly give false information to the issuing person in relation to an application for a firearm certificate.
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(2) A person shall not forge a document purporting to be a firearm certificate, or use or knowingly have in his or her possession such document.
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(3) A person shall not alter or use a firearm certificate, or use an altered certificate, with intent to deceive.
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(4) A person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.
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