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uses or wears, without lawful authority, any naval, military, air force, police or other official uniform, or any uniform so nearly resembling the same as to be calculated to deceive, or falsely represents himself to be a person who is or has been entitled to use or wear any such uniform;

makes use of any disguise or false name, or knowingly conceals his identity or nationality;

orally, or in writing in any declaration or application, or in any document signed by him or on his behalf, knowingly makes or connives at the making of any false statement or any omission;

forges, alters or tampers with, any passport or any naval, military, air force, police or official pass, permit, certificate, licence or other document of a similar character (in this section referred to as an official document), or uses or has in his possession any such forged, altered or irregular official document;

personates or falsely represents himself to be, a person holding or in the employment of a person holding office under the

Government, or personates or falsely represents himself to be or not to be, a person to whom an official document or secret official code

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word, countersign or pass word has been duly issued or communicated; or

uses, or has in his possession or under his control, without the authority of the department of Government or the authority concerned, any die, key, badge, device, seal or stamp of or belonging to, or used, made or provided by any department of Government or by any diplomatic, naval, military or air force authority appointed by or acting under the authority of the Government, or any key, badge, device, die, seal or stamp so nearly resembling any such articles as to be calculated to deceive, or counterfeits any such articles as aforesaid, or uses, or has in his possession or under his control, any such counterfeited articles, he is guilty of an offence against this Act.

retains for any purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of Brunei Darussalam any official document, whether or not completed or issued for use, when he has no right to retain it, or when it is contrary to his duty to retain it, or fails to comply with any directions issued by any department of Government or any person authorised by such department with regard to the return or disposal thereof;

allows any other person to have possession of any official document issued for his use alone, or communicates any secret official code word, countersign or pass word so issued or, without lawful authority or excuse, has in his possession any official document or secret official code word, countersign or pass word issued for the use of some person other than himself, or on obtaining possession of any official document by finding or otherwise, neglects or fails to restore it to the person or authority by whom or for whose use it was issued, or to the Commissioner of Police;

without lawful authority or excuse, manufactures or sells, or has in his possession for sale, any such key, badge, device, die, seal or stamp; or

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with intent to obtain an official document, secret official code word, countersign or pass word, whether for himself or for any other person, knowingly makes any false statement, he is guilty of an offence against this Act.