(1)Section 5 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45) (offences relating to money orders, share certificates, passports, etc.) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (5)—
(a)in paragraph (g), at the end there is inserted “and other bills of exchange”,
(b)after paragraph (h) there is inserted—
“(ha)bankers' drafts;
(hb)promissory notes;”,
(c)after paragraph (j) there is inserted—
“(ja)debit cards;”.
(3)After subsection (6) there is inserted—
“(7)An instrument is also an instrument to which this section applies if it is a monetary instrument specified for the purposes of this section by an order made by the Secretary of State.
(8)The power under subsection (7) above is exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”