C1Part II Counterfeiting and Kindred Offences

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Pt. II (ss.14-28) extended (17.8.1999) by S.I. 1999/2095, art. 2(1)

Interpretation of Part II

27 Meaning of “currency note” and “protected coin”.

1

In this Part of this Act—

  • “currency note” means—

    1. a

      any note which—

      1. i

        has been lawfully issued in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland; and

      2. ii

        is or has been customarily used as money in the country where it was issued; and

      3. iii

        is payable on demand; or

    2. b

      any note which—

      1. i

        has been lawfully issued in some country other than those mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) above; and

      2. ii

        is customarily used as money in that country; and

  • “protected coin” means any coin which—

    1. a

      is customarily used as money in any country; or

    2. b

      is specified in an order made by the Treasury for the purposes of this Part of this Act.

2

The power to make any order conferred on the Treasury by subsection (1) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

3

A statutory instrument containing such an order shall be laid before Parliament after being made.

28 Meaning of “counterfeit”.

1

For the purposes of this Part of this Act a thing is a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin—

a

if it is not a currency note or a protected coin but resembles a currency note or protected coin (whether on one side only or on both) to such an extent that it is reasonably capable of passing for a currency note or protected coin of that description; or

b

if it is a currency note or protected coin which has been so altered that it is reasonably capable of passing for a currency note or protected coin of some other description.

2

For the purpose of this Part of this Act—

a

a thing consisting of one side only of a currency note, with or without the addition of other material is a counterfeit of such a note;

b

a thing consisting—

i

of parts of two or more currency notes; or

ii

of parts of a currency note, or of parts of two or more currency notes, with the additon of other material,

is capable of being a counterfeit of a currency note.

3

References in this Part of this Act to passing or tendering a counterfeit of a currency note or a protected coin are not to be construed as confined to passing or tendering it as legal tender.