(1) A person
who—
(a)
assumes a false identity; or
(b)
falsely pretends—
(i)
to have particular qualifications; or
(ii)
to have, or to be entitled to act in, a particular
capacity,
makes a false pretence to which this section applies.
(2) A person who
assumes a false identity makes a false pretence to which this section applies
even though the person acts with the consent of the person whose identity is
falsely assumed.
(3) A person who makes
a false pretence to which this section applies intending, by doing so, to
commit, or facilitate the commission of, a serious criminal offence is guilty
of an offence and liable to the penalty appropriate to an attempt to commit
the serious criminal offence.