The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

CRIMINAL CODE SS. 512-514 167
Fraudulently, and with intent that use may be made of any
such stamp as aforesaid, or of any part of it, removes the
stamp from any material in any way whatever; or
Fraudulently, and with intent that use may be made of any
part of any such stamp, mutilates the stamp; or
Fraudulently fixes or places upon any material, or upon any
such stamp, any stamp or part of a stamp which has been
in any way removed from any other material, or out of or
from any other stamp; or
Fraudulently, and with intent that use may be made of any
such stamp which has been already impressed upon or
attached to any material, erases or otherwise removes, either
really or apparently, from such material anything whatever
written on it; or
Knowingly has in his possession or disposes of any thing
obtained or prepared by any such unlawful act as aforesaid;
is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for
fourteen years.
ses. Any person who, without lawful authority
h lies on him, knowingly has in his possession
or disposes of any paper which has been specially provided by the
proper authority for the purpose of being used for postage stamps,
money orders, or postal notes, before such paper has been lawfully issued
for public use, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonmenf
with hard labour for two years.
osgage Stamps. Any person who, without lawful
authority or excuse, the proof of which lies on him-
(1) Makes, or begins or prepares to make, or uses for any
postal purpose, or has in his possession, or disposes of any
imitation or representation, on paper or any other material,
of any stamp used for denoting any rate of postage of
Queensland or of any other part of Her Majesty’s Dominions
or of any foreign country; or
(2) Makes or mends, or begins or prepares to make or mend,
or uses, or has in his possession or disposes of, any die,
plate, instrument, or material, for making any such imitation
or representation;
is guilty of an offence, and is liable on summary conviction to imprison-
ment with hard labour for one year, or to a fine of one hundred dollars:
And any stamps, and any other such things as aforesaid, which are found
in his possession are forfeited to Her Majesty.
For the purposes of this section a stamp purporting to denote a rate
of postage of any country is to be taken to be a stamp used for postal
purposes in that country until the contrary is shown.
Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal
Currency Act of 1965.
CHAPTER LPI-PERSONATION
514. Personation in General. Any person who, with intent to defraud any
person, falsely represents himself to be some other person, living or
dead, is guilty of an offence which, unless otherwise stated, is a mis-
demeanour; and he is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for three
years.