Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

14 Offences of counterfeiting notes and coins.U.K.

(1)It is an offence for a person to make a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin, intending that he or another shall pass or tender it as genuine.

(2)It is an offence for a person to make a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin without lawful authority or excuse.