1978
[s. 10 contd.]
No. 35 of 1911. STAMP DUTIES MANAGEMENT.
(5) fraudulently removes or causes to be removed from any instrument any adhesive stamp, or illegally affixes to any other instrument or illegally uses for any postal purpose any adhesive stamp which has been so removed, with intent that the stamp may be used again; or
(6) fraudulently mutilates any stamp, with intent that any illegal use should be made of any part of such stamp; or
(7) fraudulently fixes or places upon any material or upon any stamp, any stamp or part of a stamp which, whether fraudulently or not, has been cut, torn, or in any way removed from any other material or out of or from any other stamp; or
(8) fraudulently erases or otherwise either really or apparently removes from any stamped material any name, sum, date, or other matter or thing whatsoever written thereon, with the intent that any illegal use should be made of the stamp upon such material; or wilfully removes or attempts to remove from any adhesive stamp any cancelling marks thereon; or
(9) sells or offers for sale, or utters, any adhesive stamp which has been so removed, or utters any instrument, having thereon any adhesive stamp which has to his knowledge been so removed as aforesaid; or
(10) knowingly sells or exposes for sale or utters or uses any forged stamp, or any stamp which has been fraudulently printed or impressed from a genuine die; or any stamp from which cancelling marks have been wholly or partially removed; or any stamp the surcharge on which has been forged, altered, erased, removed, or cancelled; or
(11) knowingly, and without lawful excuse, has in his possession any forged die or stamp or any stamp which has been fraudulently printed or impressed from a genuine die, or any stamp or part of a stamp which has been fraudulently cut, torn, or otherwise removed from any material, or any stamp which has been fraudulently mutilated, or any stamp the surcharge on which has been forged, altered, erased, removed, or cancelled, or any stamped material out of which any name, sum, date, or other matter or thing has been fraudulently erased or otherwise either really or apparently removed,
shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years,