Offences of counterfeiting, forging documents, etc

Every person who– (a) alters, forges, counterfeits, defaces or destroys any document, permit, licence or certificate provided for in this Act or Regulations made thereunder; (b) utters or passes-off knowing it to be forged, any forged document purporting to be a document issued under this Act or Regulations made thereunder; (c) with intent to defraud or deceive, lends any phytosanitary certificate to any other person or allows it to be used by any other person; (d) in any manner obstructs, impedes, or commits an assault upon or causes bodily harm to any duly authorized member, officer or employee of the Authority in the execution of any of the powers conferred by this Act or Regulations made thereunder; (e) knowingly introduces any disease or pest into any cultivated land or to any plant whether cultivated or not cultivated; (f) without proper authority interferes with, or disposes of, any article seized or detained pursuant to the provisions of this Act or any Regulations made thereunder; (g) bribes or attempts to bribe any inspector or other officer designated or appointed, as the case may be, under this Act, in connection Belize Agricultural Health Authority [CAP. 211 63 with any matter arising in the performance of any of his functions pursuant to this Act; or (h) being an officer designated or appointed under this Act, as the case may be, accepts or solicits any bribe in connection with any matter arising in the performance of any of his functions pursuant to this Act, commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years, or to both such fine and period of imprisonment. savings. CAP. 167. R.E. 1980- 1990. CAP. 178 R.E. 1980-1990. CAP. 173. R.E. 1980-1990.