Personation in general
514 Personation in general
Any person who, with intent to defraud any person, falsely represents himself or herself to be some other person, living or dead, real or fictitious, is guilty of an offence which, unless otherwise stated, is a misdemeanour, and the person is liable to imprisonment for 3 years.
If the representation is that the offender is a person entitled by will or operation of law to any specific property, and the person commits the offence with intent to obtain such property or possession thereof, the person is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment for 14 years. sch 1 pt 6 div 3 ch 52 s 514 amd 1988 No. 88 s 5 sch 2; 1997 No. 3 s 94
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