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Postal Services Act 1991 s 33

Postal Services Act 1991 s 33

This legislation has been repealed. Do not cite it as law in force.

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s 33 Penalty for making fictitious stamps

(1) Any person who- (a) makes or knowingly utters, deals in, hawks, distributes, or sells any fictitious stamp or knowingly uses for postal purposes any fictitious stamp; (b) has in his possession without lawful excuse any fictitious stamp; (c) makes, or without lawful excuse has in his possession, any die, plate, instrument or materials for making any fictitious stamp; or (d) makes, issues or sends by post any stamped or embossed envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper in imitation of one issued under the authority of the licensee, imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both. (2) Any stamp, die, plate, instrument or materials found in the possession of any person in contravention of this Act may be seized and shall be forfeited. (3) Forfeiture under this section may be declared by a Magistrate's Court, and all things forfeited shall be dealt with as the Court directs and the proceeds (if any) thereof paid into the Consolidated Fund. (4) Nothing in this section shall be held to exempt any person from any punishment to which he may be liable under any other Prohibition of false notices as to reception of letters

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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