CAP. 98]
Post Office
[1987 Ed.
Power of
magistrate in relation to stolen postage stamps.
Fraudulent
practices relating to payment of postage.
Bills for
unordered goods and services.
(h) knowingly sells or offers or exposes for sale or utters or uses any postage stamp from which cancelling marks have been wholly or partially removed;
(i) knowingly sells or offers or exposes for sale or utters any postage stamp which has been fraudulently removed from any material;
(f) knowingly, and without lawful excuse, has in his possession any postage stamp which has been fraudulently printed or impressed upon or affixed to any material, or any postage stamp which has been fraudulently mutilated, or any postage stamp or part of a postage stamp which has been fraudulently cut, torn or in any way removed from any material, or any postage stamp to or from which any name, sum, date or other matter or thing has been fraudulently added, erased or otherwise either really or apparently removed, or any postage stamp from which cancelling marks have been wholly or partially removed,
commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.
(Added, 31 of 1981, s. 65)
32B. (1) If it appears to a magistrate upon the oath of any person that there is reason to believe that any postage stamps have been stolen or fraudulently obtained and are on any premises, the magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing a police officer to enter such premises and to search the same and any person found thereon and to seize and take away any such postage stamps found on such premises or such person, and to arrest any person found on such premises in whose possession or custody such postage stamps are found; and if any such person does not satisfactorily account to a magistrate for his possession or custody of such postage stamps or it appears to the magistrate that such postage stamps were not lawfully obtained by him such postage stamps shall be forfeited and delivered up to the Postmaster General.
(2) Where postage stamps are seized under a warrant issued under subsection (1), the police officer authorized by the warrant shall, if required, give to any person in whose possession or custody such postage stamps are found a written acknowledgement of the number, particulars and value of such postage stamps and permit such postage stamps to be marked before their removal.
(Added, 31 of 1981, s. 65)
32C. No person shall practise or be concerned in any fraudulent act, contrivance or device with intent to defraud the Government in respect of the payment of postage.
(Added, 31 of 1981, s. 65)
32D. (1) No person shall post or tender for posting or send by post, any bill, invoice or statement of account due (or any document which could reasonably be considered to be or has the
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CAP. 98]
Post Office
[1987 Ed.
Power of
magistrate in relation to stolen postage stamps.
Fraudulent
practices relating to payment of postage.
Bills for
unordered goods and services.
(h) knowingly sells or offers or exposes for sale or utters or uses any postage stamp from which cancelling marks have been wholly or partially removed;
(i) knowingly sells or offers or exposes for sale or utters any postage stamp which has been fraudulently removed from any material;
(ƒ) knowingly, and without lawful excuse, has in his posses- sion any postage stamp which has been fraudulently printed or impressed upon or affixed to any material, or any postage stamp which has been fraudulently mutilated, or any postage stamp or part of a postage stamp which has been fraudulently cut, torn or in any way removed from any material, or any postage stamp to or from which any name, sum, date or other matter or thing has been fraudulently added, erased or otherwise either really or apparently removed, or any postage stamp from which cancelling marks have been wholly or partially removed,
commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.
( Added, 31 of 1981, s. 65)
32B. (1) If it appears to a magistrate upon the oath of any person that there is reason to believe that any postage stamps have been stolen or fraudulently obtained and are on any premises, the magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing a police officer to enter such premises and to search the same and any person found thereon and to seize and take away any such postage stamps found on such premises or such person, and to arrest any person found on such premises in whose possession or custody such postage stamps are found; and if any such person does not satisfactorily account to a magistrate for his possession or custody of such postage stamps or it appears to the magistrate that such postage stamps were not lawfully obtained by him such postage stamps shall be forfeited and delivered up to the Postmaster General.
(2) Where postage stamps are seized under a warrant issued under subsection (1), the police officer authorized by the warrant shall, if required, give to any person in whose possession or custody such postage stamps are found a written acknowledgement of the number, particulars and value of such postage stamps and permit such postage stamps to be marked before their removal.
( Added, 31 of 1981, s. 65)
32C. No person shall practise or be concerned in any fraudulent act, contrivance or device with intent to defraud the Government in respect of the payment of postage.
(Added, 31 of 1981, s. 65)
32D. (1) No person shall post or tender for posting or send by post, any bill, invoice or statement of account due (or any document which could reasonably be considered to be or has the
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