Section 348 — Immigration Act 2009: Alteration of forms

348 Alteration of forms Every person commits an offence against this Act who, not being an immigration officer or a refugee and protection officer,— (a) after the person to whom a form (that is required to be completed for the purposes of this Act) relates has signed it and declared its contents to be true,— (i) alters information entered on it; or (ii) enters further information on it; or (iii) alters any material attached to it; or (iv) attaches any material or further material to it; and (b) allows the form to leave his or her possession without writing on it and signing a statement of— (i) the information or material that has been altered, entered, or attached; and (ii) why and by whom the information or material has been altered, entered, or attached. Compare: 1987 No 74 s 142(2)