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The False Monetary Instruments (Scotland) Order 2005
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- 2005 No. 321
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Section 46A of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 makes it an offence for a person to counterfeit or falsify a specified monetary instrument or to have in his or her custody or control equipment for making a specified monetary instrument.
This Order specifies the monetary instruments to which section 46A applies. The monetary instruments specified in the Order include (but are not limited to) those required to implement Article 2 of the EU Framework Decision of 28th May 2001 (2001/413/JHA) on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment.
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