128Declarations

128 Declarations

(1) Forms containing declarations may be signed by a duly authorized agent in cases where the principal is legally incapable of making a declaration.

(2) Any officer may require from any agent the production of a written authority from the principal for whom the agent claims to act, and in default of the production of such authority may refuse to recognize the agency.

(3) Any declaration made by an agent in pursuance of this regulation shall be held to have been made with the knowledge and consent of the principal, so that in any prosecution in respect of any declaration made by any such agent the principal shall be liable to the pecuniary punishment provided by the Act or these regulations, as if such declaration had been made by the principal.

(4) An authority under this regulation may be according to Form 21.