Part I
Abolition of offence of forgery at common law. 13. The offence of forgery at common law is hereby abolished for all purposes not relating to offences committed before the commencement of this Act.
Part II
Counterfeiting and Kindred Offences
Offences
Offences of counterfeiting notes and coins. 14.—(1) It is an offence for a person to make a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin, intending that he or another shall pass or tender it as genuine.
(2) It is an offence for a person to make a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin without lawful authority or excuse.
Offences of passing etc. counterfeit notes and coins. 15.—(1) It is an offence for a person—
- (a) to pass or tender as genuine any thing which is, and which he knows or believes to be, a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin; or
- (b) to deliver to another any thing which is, and which he knows or believes to be, such a counterfeit, intending that the person to whom it is delivered or another shall pass or tender it as genuine.
(2) It is an offence for a person to deliver to another, without lawful authority or excuse, any thing which is, and which he knows or believes to be, a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin.
Offences involving the custody or control of counterfeit notes and coins. 16.—(1) It is an offence for a person to have in his custody or under his control any thing which is, and which he knows or believes to be, a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin, intending either to pass or tender it as genuine or to deliver it to another with the intention that he or another shall pass or tender it as genuine.
(2) It is an offence for a person to have in his custody or under his control, without lawful authority or excuse, any thing which is, and which he knows or believes to be, a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin.
(3) It is immaterial for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) above that a coin or note is not in a fit state to be passed or tendered or that the making or counterfeiting of a coin or note has not been finished or perfected.
Offences involving the making or custody or control of counterfeiting materials and implements. 17.—(1) It is an offence for a person to make, or to have in his custody or under his control, any thing which he intends to use, or to permit any other person to use, for the purpose of making a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin with the intention that it be passed or tendered as genuine.
