28th September, 1936 3050 tion recognised by law for any purpose, or to be the holder of any office, or to be entitled to exercise any profession, trade or business, or to be entitled to any right or privilege, or to enjoy any rank or status, and falsely represents himself to be the person named i n the document, is guilty of an offence of the same kind and is liable to the same punishment as if he had forged the document. L e n d i n g , etc., certificate for personation. 377. A n y person who, being a person to whom any document has been issued by lawful authority whereby he is certified to be a person possessed of any qualification recognised by law for any purpose, or to be the holder of any office, or to be entitled to exercise any profession, trade or business, or to be entitled to any right or privilege, or to enjoy any rank or status, sells, gives or lends the document to another person w i t h intent that that other person may represent himself to be the person named therein, is guilty of a misdemeanour. Personation of person named in a testimonial of character. 378. A n y person who, w i t h the purpose of obtaining any employment, utters any document of the nature of a testimonial of character given to another person, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year. L e n d i n g , etc., testimonial for personation. 379. A n y person who, being a person to whom any such document as is mentioned in the preceding section has been given, gives, sells, or lends such document to another person w i t h the intent that that other person may utter such document for the_ purpose of obtaining any employment, is guilty of a mis­ demeanour. Division VIII.—Miscellaneous. CHAPTER MINOR Street offences. 380. XLIV. OFFENCES. A n y person who without lawful cause :— ( a ) obstructs the free passage on any public way by depositing or leaving thereon any material or other things, or placing or allowing to project over it any material or thing which interferes w i t h the safety or freedom of passage thereon, or by digging excavations therein, or i n any manner what­ soever encroaches thereon; ( b ) having lawfully made excavations i n or constructions on a public way,, or deposited materials or other things thereon, fails to place a lamp or light upon any heap of earth, stones or other materials, or channel or drain or excavation, or otherwise to protect or w a r n passers b y ; (c) extinguishes any lamp or lantern used for lighting a public way, or removes or extinguishes any l i g h t placed to indicate an excavation made upon a public way or anything placed thereon; . ‫־‬ ( d ) places or leaves on any public way any filth, sweepings, refuse or other offensive object or substance; ( e ) throws any refuse or other things upon a public way i n such manner as to cause injury or annoyance to any passer b} ; r