Section 288Part 11 — Forgery, Coining and Counterfeiting
Forgery, etc. of stamps
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288. A person who —
forges any stamp, whether impressed or adhesive, used for the purposes of revenue or accounting by any Government Department;
without lawful excuse, the proof whereof shall lie upon that person, makes or has knowingly in that person’s possession any die or instrument capable of making the impression of any such stamp;
fraudulently cuts, tears in any way, or removes from any material any stamp used for purposes of revenue or accounting by the Government, with intent that another use shall be made of such stamp or any part thereof;
fraudulently mutilates any such stamp as last aforesaid, with intent that another use shall be made of such stamp;
fraudulently fixes or places upon any material or upon any such stamp as aforesaid any stamp or part of a stamp which, whether fraudulently or not, has been cut, from, or in any way removed from any other material or out of or from any other stamp;
fraudulently erases or otherwise either really or apparently removes from any stamped material any name, sum, date or other matter or thing whatsoever written thereon with intent that another use shall be made of the stamp upon such material; or
knowingly and without lawful excuse, the proof of which shall lie upon that person, has in that person’s possession any stamp or part of a stamp which has been fraudulently cut, torn or otherwise removed from any material, or any stamped material out of which any name, sum, date, or other matter or thing has been fraudulently erased or otherwise really or apparently removed,
commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.