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| Offences. |
6. - (1) A person who-
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(a) knowingly or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular when applying for a personal security card; |
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(b) uses, or attempts to use, a personal security card which is incorrect in any respect material to the purpose for which it is being used; |
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(c) forges, or alters or uses a personal security card with intent to deceive; or |
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(d) uses or attempts to use in a manner calculated to deceive, any document or other thing which closely resembles a personal security card; |
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shall be guilty of an offence.
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(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable-
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(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale; or |
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(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. |
| Police officer not to require production of personal security card. |
7. Nothing in this Act shall authorise a police officer (whether in uniform or not) to require any person to produce a personal security card; and an officer shall not draw any inference from any failure of a person to do so.
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| Expenses. |
8. There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament-
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(a) any expenses of the Secretary of State under this Act; and |
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(b) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of such moneys under any other Act. |
| Regulations. |
9. Regulations under this Act shall be made by statutory instrument and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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| Citation, commencement and extent. |
10. - (1) This Act may be cited as Voluntary Personal Security Cards Act 1998.
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(2) This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
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(3) This Act extends to England and Wales only.
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