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tions affecting him contained in the sixth section shall, on Penalty re conviction thereof, be punished for every such priest’s neglect of offence with simple imprisonment for a term ae of sec- which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to Rs.100, or with both.

XI. Every other person required by the sixth section to sub-

ee scribe or attest the said certificate who shall

ting to subscribe Wilfully omit or neglect so to do, shall, on con-

one ie the cer- viction thereof, be punished for every such ‘ offence with a fine not exceeding Rs.100.

XII. Every person making, or signing, or attesting any such Penalty for mak- Certificate containing a statement which is false, ing, etc., false cer- and which he either knows or believes to be Littcate. false, or does not know to be true, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence of forgery as defined in the Indian Penal Code, and shall be liable, on conviction thereof, to the penalties provided in section 466 of the said Code.!

XIII. Any registrar failing to enter the said certificate pur-

Penalty forfailing Suant to the sixth section shall be punished to register certifi with simple imprisonment for a term which eave: may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to Rs.1000, or with both.

XIV. Any person secreting, destroying, or dishonestly or

Penalty for secret- fraudulently altering the said register in any

ing, destroying, or part thereof shall be punished with imprisonaltering the register. 2 ang a

ment of either description as defined in the

Indian Penal Code, for a term which may extend to two years,

1 The section 466 of the Penal Code is as under :—

466. Whoever forges a document, purporting to be a record or proceeding

of or ina Court of Justice, or a register of birth, baptism,

Forgery of a record R 5 A . °

ofa Court of Justice, or Marriage, or burial, or a register kept by a public ser-

Pea public register of vant as such, or a certificate or document purporting to births, ete. 3 a 3 ae a

be made by a public servant in his official capacity, or

an authority to institute or defend a suit, or to take any proceedings therein

or to confess judgment, or a power of attorney, shall be punished with im-

prisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years,

and shall also be liable to fine.