28th September, 1936 THE PALESTINE GAZETTE 1049 ( b ) makes or mends, or begins or prepares to make or mend, or uses, or has i n his possession or disposes of, any die, plate, instrument or material, for making such imitation or representation; is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for one year, or to a fine of fifty pounds. A n d any stamps, and any other such things as aforesaid, which are found i n his possession, shall be forfeited. F o r the purpose 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 i n that country u n t i l the contrary is shown. 373. A n y person who, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which lies upon h i m :— (a) makes or mends, or begins or prepares to make or mend, or uses or knowingly has i n his possession, or disposes of any plate or instrument, capable of making an impression resembling that made by any plate or instrument used for the purpose of m a k i n g any seal, whether impressed or adhesive, which is used for the purposes of the publicservice, or by a mukhtar for the time being of any village, a municipal authority, a certifying officer, or by any person duly appointed by law to use a seal, or which is capable of producing i n or on paper any words, figures, letters, marks or lines resembling any words, figures, letters, marks or lines used i n or on any paper specially provided by the proper authority for any such purpose; or Possession of plate or instrument used for purpose of making seals. ( b ) knowingly has i n his possession or disposes of any paper or other material which has on it the impression of any such plate or instrument, or any paper which has on it or i n it such words, figures, letters, marks or lines as aforesaid ; is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for one year, or to a fine of fifty pounds. CHAPTER XLIII. PERSONATION. 374. A n y person who, with intent to defraud any person, falsely represents himself to be some other person, living or dead, is guilty of a misdemeanour. Personation in general. If the representation is that the offender is a person entitled by w i l l or operation of law to any specific property and he commits the offence to obtain such property or possession thereof, he is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 375. A n y person who, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which lies upon h i m , makes, i n the name of any other person, before any court or person lawfully authorised to take such an acknowledgement of liability of any k i n d , or an acknowledgement of a deed or other instrument, is guilty of a misdemeanour. Falsely acknowledging deeds, recognisances, etc. 376. A n y person who utters any document which has been issued by lawful authority, to another person, and whereby that other person is certified to be a person possessed of any qualifica- Personation of a person named in a certificate.