Section 247Part 9 — Offences Relating to Property
Obtaining property by deception
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247. (1) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains property belonging to another, with intention of permanently depriving the other of it commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for ten years.
For purposes of this section a person is to be treated as obtaining property if the person obtains ownership, possession or control of it, and “obtain” includes obtaining for another or enabling another to obtain or retain.
Section 240 shall apply for this section, with the necessary adaptation of the reference to appropriating, as it applies for section 235.
For purposes of this section “deception” means any deception (whether reckless or deliberate) by words or conduct as to fact or as to law, including a deception as to the present intentions of the person using the deception or any other person. 274A Intent to defraud the Government 247A. A person who, with intent to defraud the Government, —
wilfully makes, delivers or causes false or fraudulent information to be made to a person employed in the public service relating to the collection of money for the purposes of general revenue;
wilfully omits information required to be provided to a person employed in the public service relating to the collection of money for the purposes of general revenue, where required by law; or
wilfully obstructs, hinders, intimidates or resists a person employed in the public service in the collection of money for the purposes of general revenue, Section 248 Penal Code (2026 Revision) Page 110 Revised as at 31st December, 2025 c commits an offence.