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Formal Consolidation |  2000 RevEd
Penalty for making any facsimile, imitation or representation of any postage stamp, etc.
38.—(1)  No person shall —
(a)make, deal in, distribute or sell;
(b)knowingly use for postal purposes or for the purpose of remitting or paying any money;
(c)have in his possession without any lawful excuse; or
(d)make or, without any lawful excuse, have in his possession, any die, plate, instrument or material for making,
any facsimile, imitation or representation of any postage stamp or any document used by a public postal licensee in connection with the remittance or payment of money.
(2)  No person shall make, issue or send by post any stamped or embossed envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper in imitation of one issued by a public postal licensee.
(3)  Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offenceand shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
(4)  Any stamp, die, plate, instrument or material found in the possession of any person who has contravened or failed to comply with subsection (1) or (2) may be seized by any employee of the public postal licensee and forfeited by a Magistrate’s Court, and shall be dealt with as the Court directs.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 15 of 2010
Penalty for making any facsimile, imitation or representation of any postage stamp, etc.
38.—(1)  No person shall —
(a)make, deal in, distribute or sell;
(b)knowingly use for postal purposes or for the purpose of remitting or paying any money;
(c)have in his possession without any lawful excuse; or
(d)make or, without any lawful excuse, have in his possession, any die, plate, instrument or material for making,
any facsimile, imitation or representation of any postage stamp or any document used by a public postal licensee in connection with the remittance or payment of money.
(2)  No person shall make, issue or send by post any stamped, franked or embossed envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper in imitation of one issued by a postal licensee.
[34/2007 wef 24/08/2007]
(3)  Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
[34/2007 wef 24/08/2007]
(4)  Any stamp, die, plate, instrument or material found in the possession of any person who has contravened or failed to comply with subsection (1) or (2) may be seized by any employee of the Postal Authority and forfeited by a Magistrate’s Court, and shall be dealt with as the Court directs.
[34/2007 wef 24/08/2007]