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(5) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the person’s conduct was necessary for a purpose related to the prevention or detection of crime.

2Meaning of “specialist printing equipment”

(1) In this Act, “specialist printing equipment” means any equipment which is designed or adapted for, or is otherwise capable of being used for, the making of relevant documents (including any material or article that is used in the making of such documents).

(2) A “relevant document” is anything that is or purports to be—

(a) an identity document;

(b) a travel document;

(c) an entry document;

(d) a document used for verifying the holder’s age or national insurance number;

(e) a currency note or protected coin, as defined by section 27(1) of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981;

(f) a debit or credit card;

(g) any other instrument to which section 5 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 applies (money orders, etc).

(3) In subsection (2)(a), “identity document” means—

(a) a document used for confirming the right of a person under the EU Treaties in respect of entry or residence in the United Kingdom;

(b) a document that is given in the exercise of immigration functions and records information about leave granted to a person to enter or remain in the United Kingdom;

(c) a registration card (within the meaning of section 26A of the Immigration Act 1971);

(d) a United Kingdom passport (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971);

(e) a passport, or other document used for the purposes of establishing identity, issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom or by or on behalf of an international organisation;

(f) a document that can be used (in some or all circumstances) instead of a passport.

(4) In subsection (2)(b), “travel document” means—

(a) a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 or under Part 2 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1));

(b) a driving licence issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom or by or on behalf of an international organisation;

(c) a ticket or other document authorising travel on public passenger transport services;

(d) a permit authorising travel on public passenger transport services at a concession;