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(1) An individual who for the purposes of this Part,

(a) provides false information or makes a false statement when

(i) providing information for an entry,

(ii) making a modification to an entry,

(iii) making a confirmation of the content of an entry, or

(iv) obtaining the issue or re-issue of a national identity card,

(b) fraudulently obtains for the use of that individual or for the use of another individual, a national identity card,

(c) forges an identity document for the purpose of registration,

(d) illegally influences the decision of a registration officer,

(e) engages in multiple registration,

(f) falsely alleges the loss or destruction of that individual’s national identity card and applies for a new card while in possession of an identity card,

(g) tampers with the Register by

(2) For the purpose of this section, an individual provides false information if at the time of the provision of the information the individual

 (a) knew or believed the information to be false, or

 (b) was reckless as to the veracity of the information.