Section 251 - Deceiving a public officer

(1) A person shall not, with intent to defeat, obstruct, or prevent the course of justice, or the due execution of the law, or evade the requirements of the law, or defraud or injure a person, or to obtain or assist in or facilitate the obtaining of any passport, instrument, concession, appointment, permission or any other privilege or advantage, endeavour to deceive or to overreach a public officer acting in the execution of a public office or duty by,

(a) personation, or by a false instrument, document, seal, signature, or

(b) a false statement, declaration or assurance whether written or verbal or by a written or verbal statement, declaration or assurance which the person making the statement, declaration or assurance did not have good reason to believe to be true.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than ten years.