CAP. 207]

False Personation.

34 of 1935.

Short title,

Unlawful assumption

of character

of revenue

officer.

c. 21, s. 12.

(Cap. 109).

CHAPTER 207.

FALSE PERSONATION.

An Ordinance to amend the law relating to false personation.

[6th September, 1935.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the False Personation Ordinance.

2.

Any person who, not being a revenue officer as defined in the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, takes or assumes the name, designation or character of such officer for the purpose of thereby obtaining admission into any house or other place, or of doing or procuring to be done any act which he would not be entitled to do or procure to be done of his own authority, or for any other unlawful purpose, shall in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for the offence, be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for three months.

63 & 64 Vict.

Personation

to obtain

property.

37 & 38 Vict.

3. (1) Any person who falsely and deceitfully personates any person, or the heir, executor or administrator, wife, widow, next of kin or relation of any person, with intent fraudulently to obtain any land, estate, chattel, money, valuable security or property, shall be guilty of felony and on conviction thereof liable to imprisonment for life.

c. 36, ss. 1, 2.

(Cap. 210).

Personating owner of stock, to

obtain share

or money.

24 & 25 Vict.

c. 98, s. 3.

(2) In this section, "valuable security" has the same meaning as in the Larceny Ordinance.

(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent any person from being proceeded against and punished under any other enactment or at common law in respect of any offence punishable as well under this section as under any other enactment or at common law.

4. (a)

Any person who falsely and deceitfully personates any owner of any share or interest in any stock, annuity or other public fund transferable at any bank or public office in this Colony; or

(b) any owner of any share or interest in the capital stock of any bank, body corporate, company or society established by charter or by, under or by virtue of any Act or Ordinance; or

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