354.—If any person—

(a) falsely represents himself to be, or falsely assumes to act as, agent of the Board of Trade in assisting persons who desire to emigrate; or

(b) sells any form of application, embarkation order, or other document or paper issued by the Board of Trade or by a Secretary of State for the purpose of assisting persons who desire to emigrate; or

(c) makes any false representation in any such application for assistance to the Board of Trade or a Secretary of State, or in any certificate of marriage, birth, or baptism, or other document or statement adduced in support of any such application; or

(d) forges or fraudulently alters any signature or statement in any such application, certificate, document, or statement, or personates any person named therein; or

(e) aids or abets any person in committing any of the foregoing offences;

that person shall, for each offence, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.