53. Forgery of certificates, false entries and false declarations

If any person —

forges or counterfeits any certificate required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act;

gives or signs any certificate required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act knowing it to be false in any material particular;

knowingly utters or makes use of any certificate required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act that is forged, counterfeited or false;

knowingly utters or makes use of, as applying to any person, any certificate required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act which does not so apply;

personates any person named in any certificate required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act;

falsely pretends to be an inspector;

wilfully connives at any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f);

wilfully makes a false entry in any record, certificate, notice or document required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act to be kept, served or sent;

wilfully makes or signs a declaration required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act which is false; or

knowingly makes use of any false entry or declaration mentioned in paragraph (h) or (i),that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.