Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007 179 Impersonating police officer, peace officer or public official (1) Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining any advantage, whether for himself or herself or for some other person, impersonates a police officer, peace officer or public official shall be guilty of impersonating a police officer, peace officer or public official, as the case may be, and liable⎯ (a) in a case where the accused impersonated a peace officer or police officer, to a fine not exceeding level ten or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or both; (b) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding level six or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or both. (2) Where a person is accused of impersonating a police officer, peace officer or public official acting under an enactment which makes such impersonation a crime, such person shall be charged under that enactment and not under subsection (1). 180 Deliberately supplying false information to public authority (1) Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining any advantage, whether for himself or herself or for some other person, supplies any information verbally or in writing to a public authority⎯ (a) knowing that the information is false; or (b) realising that there is a real risk or possibility that it may be false; shall be guilty of deliberately supplying false information to a public authority and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or both. (2) Where a person is accused of deliberately supplying false information to a public authority in connection with an enactment which makes such conduct a crime, such person shall be charged under that enactment and not under subsection (1). (3) A person referred to in subsection (1) may be charged concurrently or alternatively with the crime of fraud. CHAPTER XI CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 181 Interpretation in Chapter XI In this Chapter⎯ “court” means⎯ (a) the Supreme Court; or (b) the High Court; or (c) the Administrative Court; or (d) the Labour Court established in terms of section 84 of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]; (e) the Fiscal Appeal Court established in terms of section 3 of the Fiscal Appeal Court Act [Chapter 23:05]; or (f) the Special Court for Income Tax Appeals established in terms of section 64 of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06]; or - 103 -