Postal Services Act · s 39

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39.
Penalty for making facsimile, imitation or representation of postage stamp etc.
(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.
(3) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence.
(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 Authority and

Postal Services forfeited by a Court of a Magistrate, and shall be dealt with as the Court directs.

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s 39Penalty for making facsimile, imitation or representation of postage stamp etc.

(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.

(3)

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence.

(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 Authority and

Postal Services forfeited by a Court of a Magistrate, and shall be dealt with as the Court directs.