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(2) knowingly and wilfully has it in the actual custody or possession of any other person, or in any building, lodging, apartment, field, or other place, whether open or inclosed, and whether occupied by himself or not.
It is immaterial whether the document, matter, or thing is had in such custody, possession, or place for the use of such person or for the use or benefit of another person.
warrants.
15.-(1) If it shall be made to appear by information on oath before a magistrate that there is reasonable cause to believe that any person has in his custody or possession without lawful authority or excuse—
(a) any bank note; or
(b) any implement for making paper or imitation of the paper used for bank notes; or
(c) any material having thereon any words, forms, devices, or characters capable of producing or intended to produce the impression of a bank note; or
(d) any forged document, seal, or die; or
(e) any machinery, implement, utensil, or material used or intended to be used for the forgery of any document,
the magistrate may grant a warrant to search for the same; and if the same shall be found on search, it shall be lawful to seize it and carry it before a magistrate to be by him disposed of according to law.
(2) Every document, seal or die lawfully seized under such warrant shall be defaced and destroyed or otherwise disposed of-
(a) by order of the court or magistrate before which the offender is tried; or
(b) if there be no trial, by order of a magistrate.
16.—(1) In an indictment or information for an offence against this Ordinance with reference to any document, seal, or die, it is sufficient to refer to the document, seal, or die by any name or designation by which it is usually known, or by its purport, without setting out any copy or facsimile of the whole or any part of the document, seal, or die.
FORGERY.
No. 11 of 1922.
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(2) knowingly and wilfully has it in the actual custody or posssession of any other person, or in any building, lodging, apartment, field, or other place, whether open or inclosed, and whether occupied by himself or not.
It is immaterial whether the document, matter, or thing is had in such custody, possession, or place for the use of such person or for the use or benefit of another person.
warrants.
15.-(1) If it shall be made to appear by information on Search oath before a magistrate that there is reasonable cause to believe that any person has in his custody or possession c. 27, s. 16. without lawful authority or excuse—
(a) any bank note; or
(b) any implement for making paper or imitation of the paper used for bank notes; or
(c) any material having thereon any words, forms, devices, or characters capable of producing or intended to produce the impression of a bank note; or
(d) any forged document, seal, or die; or
(e) any machinery, implement, utensil, or material used or intended to be used for the forgery of any document,
the magistrate may grant a warrant to search for the same; and if the same shall be found on search, it shall be lawful to seize it and carry it before a magistrate to be by him disposed of according to law.
(2) Every document, seal or die lawfully seized under such warrant shall be defaced and destroyed or otherwise disposed of-
(a) by order of the court or magistrate before which the offender is tried; or
(b) if there be no trial, by order of a magistrate.
16.—(1) In an indictment or information for an offence Form of against this Ordinance with reference to any document, seal, indictment and proof or die, it is sufficient to refer to the document, seal, or die of intent. by any name or designation by which it is usually known, 3 & 4 Geo. 5, or by its purport, without setting out any copy or facsimile of the whole or any part of the document, seal, or die.
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