COINAGE OFFENCES.
No. 7 of 1865.
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uttering, or putting off, has in his custody or possession, besides the false or counterfeit coin so tendered, uttered or put off, any other piece of false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, or, either on the day of such tendering, uttering, or putting off or within the space of 10 days then next ensuing, tenders, utters, or puts off any false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 2 years.
pieces of false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin.
10. Every person who has in his custody or possession three or more pieces of false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any of the King's current gold or silver coin, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, and with intent to utter or put off the same or any of them, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 years.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 99 s. 11.
11. Every person who, having been convicted of any such misdemeanor as is mentioned in any of the last three sections or of uttering, any felony against this Ordinance afterwards commits any of the misdemeanors mentioned in any of the said sections shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
[ib. s. 12.]
12. Every person who, with intent to defraud, tenders, utters, or puts off as or for any of the King's current gold or silver coin any coin not being such current gold or silver coin, or any medal or piece of metal or mixed metals, resembling in size, figure, and colour the current coin as or for which the same is so tendered, uttered, or put off, such coin, medal, or piece of metal or mixed metals so tendered, uttered, or put off being of less value than the current coin as or for which the same is so tendered, uttered, put off, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year.
Offences relating to the King's copper coin.
13. Every person who-
*As amended by No. 30 of 1911 and No. 51 of 1911. As amended by No. 30 of 1911 and No. 50 of 1911.
Counterfeiting, making or having tools for counterfeit.