THE PALESTINE 104 i GAZETTE (iii) i n the name represented as being the name of a different person signing it and intended to be mistaken for the name of that person ; (iv) i n the name of the person personated by the person signing the document, provided that the effect of the instrument depends upon the identity between the person signing the document and the person whom he professes to be. 335.—(1) A person makes a false document w i t h intent to defraud thereby if he intends to induce another person to act thereon to such other person's injury. Intent to defraud, (2) A n intent to defraud is presumed to exist if it appears that at the time when the false document was made there was i n existence a specific person ascertained or unascertained capable of being defrauded thereby, and this presumption is not rebutted by proof that the offender took or intended to take measures to prevent such person from being defrauded i n fact; nor by the fact that he had or thought he had a right to the thing to be obtained by the false document. CHAPTER XXXIX. PUNISHMENT FOR FORGERY. 336. A n y person who forges any document is guilty of an off ence w h i c h , unless otherwise stated, is a misdemeanour. General punishment for forgery. 337. A n y person who forges any w i l l , document of title to land, judicial record, power of attorney, bill of exchange, promissory note or other negotiable instrument, policy of insurance, cheque or other authority for the payment of money by a person carrying on business as a banker, is guilty of a felony and is liable to i m ­ prisonment for life. Forgery punish­ able with impri­ sonment for life. 338. A n y person who forges any judicial or official document is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for ten years. fo"^"^ ™^* ° ‫־‬ 339. A n y person who :— (a) forges any stamp, whether impressed or adhesive, used for the purposes of revenue by any Government; or (b) without lawful excuse (the proof whereof shall lie upon him) makes or has knowingly i n his possession any die or instrument capable of making the impression of any such stamp ; o r ( c ) fraudulently cuts, tears i n any w a y , or removes from any material any stamp used for purposes of revenue by the Government of Palestine with intent that another use shall be made of such stamp or any part thereof; or (d) fraudulently mutilates any such stamp as last aforesaid w i t h intent that another use shall be made of such stamp; or ( e ) fraudulently fixes or places upon any material or upon any such stamp as last aforesaid any stamp or part of a stamp w h i c h , whether fraudulently or not, has been cut, torn, or i n any way removed from any other material or out of or from any other stamp; or 011 r e n y c a i s Imprisonment for seven years.

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