STAMP DUTIES MANAGEMENT.
No. 35 of 1911.
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the impression of any die before such paper has been duly stamped and issued for public use; or
(b) any plate, die, dandy-roller, mould, or other implement peculiarly used in the manufacture of any such paper,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 2 years.
for detection
dies, etc. of forged
54 & 55 Vict.
c. 38 s. 16.
*
13. On information given before a Magistrate upon oath that there is just cause to suspect any person of being guilty of any of the offences aforesaid, such Magistrate may, by warrant, cause every house, room, shop, building, or place belonging to or occupied by the suspected person, or where he is suspected of being or having been in any way engaged or concerned in the commission of any such offence, or of secreting any machinery, implements, or utensils applicable to the commission of any such offence, to be searched by a European police officer, and if upon such search any of the said several matters and things are found, the same may be seized and carried away, and shall be delivered over to the Collector.
for detection of stamps
obtained
14.—(1) Any Magistrate who has reason to believe that any stamps have been concealed or deposited may, upon reasonable suspicion that the same have been stolen or fraudulently obtained, issue his warrant to a European police officer for the seizure thereof, and for apprehending and bringing before a Magistrate the person in whose possession or custody the stamps may be found, to be dealt with according to law.
(2) If the person does not satisfactorily account for the possession of the stamps, or if it does not appear that the same were lawfully purchased by him, the stamps shall be forfeited, and shall be delivered over to the Collector.
(3) Provided that, if at any time within 6 months after the delivery any person makes out to the satisfaction of the Collector that any stamps so forfeited were stolen or otherwise fraudulently obtained from him, such stamps may be delivered up to him.
ib. s. 17.
+
person in
15.—(1) If any forged stamps are found in the possession of any person appointed to sell and distribute stamps, or being or having been licensed to deal in stamps, that person shall be deemed and taken, unless the contrary is satisfactorily proved, to have had the
* As amended by No. 16 of 1912.
† As amended by No. 56 of 1911 and No. 17 of 1912.
‡ As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 51 of 1911 and No. 16 of 1912.
stamps to be
ib. s. 18.
guilty.