COINAGE OFFENCES.
No. 7 of 1865.
75
24 & 25 Vict.
uttering, or putting off, or of offering to buy, sell, receive, pay, deemed utter, or put off any false or counterfeit coin, against the complete provisions of this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be complete, c. 99, s. 30. although the coin so made or counterfeited, or bought, sold, received, paid, tendered, uttered, or put off, or offered to be bought, sold, received, paid, uttered, or put off, may not be in fit state to be uttered or the counterfeiting thereof may not be finished or perfected.
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25.-(1) Whenever it appears to any justice of the peace, Power to upon the oath of any person, that there is reasonable cause warrant for to suspect that any person has been concerned in counterfeiting counterfeit current gold, silver, or copper coin or has in his custody or instrument possession or under his control, in any building, vessel, or place, for coining. any such false or counterfeit coin, or any instrument, tool, or engine whatsoever adapted and intended for the making or counterfeiting of any such coin, or any other machine used or intended to be used for making or counterfeiting any such coin, such justice of the peace may, by his warrant directed to any police officer, empower such officer, by day or by night-
(a) to enter, and, if necessary, to break into, such building, vessel, or place, and therein to search for and seize any such false or counterfeit coin and such instrument, tool, or engine, and any such machine as aforesaid; and
(b) to arrest every person, being in such building, vessel, or place, who appears to have such coin, instrument, tool, engine, or machine in his custody or possession or under his control, and to bring every such person before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
(2) All such false and counterfeit coin, and all instruments, tools, and engines adapted and intended for the making or counterfeiting of coin, and all such machines as aforesaid shall, after they have been so seized, be carried before a magistrate, who shall have power, whether any person is charged with or convicted of any offence or not, to order the forfeiture of such coin, instruments, tools, engines, and machines as aforesaid and the delivery of the same either to the Treasurer or to any person authorized by him in writing to receive the same.
† As amended by No. 20 of 1936 [15.5.36].
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COINAGE OFFENCES.
No. 7 of 1865.
75
24 & 25 Vict.
uttering, or putting off, or of offering to buy, sell, receive, pay, deemed utter, or put off any false or counterfeit coin, against the complete. provisions of this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be complete, c. 99, s. 30. although the coin so made or counterfeited, or bought, sold, received, paid, tendered, uttered, or put off, or offered to be bought, sold, received, paid, uttered, or put off, may not be in fit state to be uttered or the counterfeiting thereof may not be finished or perfected.
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coin or
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25.-(1) Whenever it appears to any justice of the peace, Power to upon the oath of any person, that there is reasonable cause warrant for to suspect that any person has been concerned in counterfeiting counterfeit current gold, silver, or copper coin or has in his custody or instrument possession or under his control, in any building, vessel, or place, for coining. any such false or counterfeit coin, or any instrument, tool, or engine whatsoever adapted and intended for the making or counterfeiting of any such coin, or any other machine used or intended to be used for making or counterfeiting any such coin, such justice of the peace may, by his warrant directed to any police officer, empower such officer, by day or by night-
(a) to enter, and, if necessary, to break into, such building, vessel, or place, and therein to search for and seize any such false or counterfeit coin and such instrument, tool, or engine, and any such machine as aforesaid; and
(b) to arrest every person, being in such building, vessel, or place, who appears to have such coin, instrument, tool, engine, or machine in his custody or possession or under his control, and to bring every such person before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
(2) All such false and counterfeit coin, and all instruments, tools, and engines adapted and intended for the making or counterfeiting of coin, and all such machines as aforesaid shall, after they have been so seized, be carried before a magistrate, who shall have power, whether any person is charged with or convicted of any offence or not, to order the forfeiture of such coin, instruments, tools, engines, and machines as aforesaid and the delivery of the same either to the Treasurer or to any person authorized by him in writing to receive the same.
† As amended by No. 20 of 1936 [15.5.36].
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