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c. 45

PART II

1975 c. 21.

1980 c. 43.

Penalties for

Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

(b) if the offence was committed in Scotland, the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 289B of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (£1,000 or another sum fixed by order under section 289D(1) of that Act to take account of changes in the value of money);

and sections 32 and 143 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 shall extend to Northern Ireland for the purposes of the appli- cation of this definition.

23.--(1) In section 50 of the Customs and Excise Management offences under Act 1979 (penalty for improper importation of goods)—

Customs

and Excise Management

Act 1979

relating to counterfeits.

1979 c. 2.

(a) in subsection (4) after the words "subsection (5) " there

shall be inserted the words or (5A) "; and

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(b) the following subsection shall be inserted after sub-

section (5):

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(5A) In the case of an offence under subsection (2) or (3) above in connection with the prohibition contained in section 20 of the Forgery and Counter- feiting Act 1981, subsection (4)(b) above shall have effect as if for the words "2 years" there were sub- stituted the words 10 years

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(2) In section 68 of that Act (offences in relation to exporta- tion of prohibited or restricted goods)-

(a) in subsection (3) after the words "subsection (4)" there

shall be inserted the words or (4A) "; and

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(b) the following subsection shall be inserted after sub-

section (4):

́ (4A) In the case of an offence under subsection (2) above in connection with the prohibition contained in section 21 of the Forgery and Counter- feiting Act 1981, subsection (3)(b) above shall have effect as if for the words 2 years there were substituted the words " 10 years

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(3) In section 170 of that Act (penalty for fraudulent evasion

of duty, etc.)

(a) in subsection (3) after the words "subsection (4)" there

shall be inserted the words or (4A)"; and

(b) the following subsection

subsection (4) :-

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shall be inserted after

'(4A) In the case of an offence under this section in connection with the prohibitions contained in sections 20 and 21 of the Forgery and Counter- feiting Act 1981, subsection (3)(b) above shall have effect as if for the words "2 years there were substituted the words " 10 years

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