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No. 7 of 1865. COINAGE OFFENCES.
Having three pieces of counterfeit gold or silver coin, with intent.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, s. 11.
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Second offence of uttering, etc.
resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any current gold or silver coin, or, either on the day of such tendering, uttering, or putting off or within the space of ten days then next ensuing, tenders, utters, or puts off any false or counterfeit coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any 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 four years.
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 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 three years.
11. Every person who, having been convicted of any such misdemeanor as is mentioned in sections 8, 9 or 10, or of 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.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, s. 12.
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Uttering coin, medal, etc., of less value for gold or silver coin, with intent
24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, s. 13.
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Counterfeiting, making, having tools for counterfeiting, and
12. Every person who, with intent to defraud, tenders, utters, or puts off as or for any 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, or put off, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three years.
Offences relating to copper coin.
13. Every person who—
(1) falsely makes or counterfeits any coin resembling, or apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any current copper coin; or
+ As amended by No. 20 of 1936 [15.5.36].
§ As amended by No. 6 of 1936 [31.1.36].
As amended by No. 43 of 1936 [27.11.36].