Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 266

266. (1) Nothing in the foregoing articles contained shall affect the application of any heavier punishment as provided in the Criminal Code . (2) Any person guilty of forgery of any of the acts or registers mentioned in this Title, or of any certificate or other documen t which, under the provisions of this Title, may be delivered, in lieu of the act, in connection with the registration of any birth, marriage, or death, shall be liable to the punishment establish ed in the Criminal Code for forgery of public writings. (3) Action shall be taken by the Police ex officio in respect of any offence against the provisions of this Title. Where several persons are bound, performance by one discharges the others.