COINAGE OFFENCES.
No. 7 of 1865.
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resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any gold or silver coin of any foreign prince, state, or country, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 7 years.
17. Every person who tenders, utters, or puts off any such false counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any gold or silver coin of any foreign prince, state, or country, 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 6 months.
[24 & 25 Vict. c. 99 s. 20.]
18. (1) Every person who, having been so convicted as is mentioned in the last section, afterwards commits the like offence of tendering, uttering, or putting off any such false or counterfeit coin as aforesaid, 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.
[ib. s. 21.]
(2) Every person who, having been so convicted of a second offence, afterwards commits the like offence of tendering, uttering, or putting off any such false or counterfeit coin as aforesaid, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
19. Every person who falsely makes or counterfeits any kind of coin, not being the King's current coin, but resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any copper coin or any other coin made of any metal or mixed metals of less value than the silver coin of any foreign prince, state, or country, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable for the first offence to imprisonment without hard labour for any term not exceeding one year, and for the second offence to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 7 years.
[ib. s. 22.]
20. (1) Every person who, without lawful authority or excuse, has in his custody or possession any greater number of pieces than 5 pieces of false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any gold or silver coin of any foreign prince, state, or country, or any such copper or other coin as is mentioned in the last section, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911.
† As amended by No. 30 of 1911 and No. 50 of 1911.
§ As amended by No. 80 of 1911 and No. 51 of 1911.
¶ As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 51 of 1911 and No. 21 of 1912.
Having possession of more than 5 pieces of counterfeit foreign coin.