255   Possession of false document

A person who has in his or her possession a false document, knowing that it is false, with the intention that the person or another will use it:

(a)  to induce some person to accept it as genuine, and

(b)  because of its being accepted as genuine:

(i)  to obtain any property belonging to another, or

(ii)  to obtain any financial advantage or cause any financial disadvantage, or

(iii)  to influence the exercise of a public duty,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.