1 0 4 T H E PALESTINE GAZETTE 4 Possession of material for forging bank notes. 351. I f any person without lawful authority proof of which lies upon h i m :— 28th September, 1936 or excuse, the ( a ) makes or uses, or sells or exposes for sale or knowingly has i n his custody or possession any paper pretending to resemble and pass as special paper, such as is provided and used for making any bank note; (b) makes, uses, or knowingly has i n his custody or possession any frame, mould, or instrument for making such paper or for producing i n or on such paper any words, figures, device or distinction peculiar to and appearing i n the substance of such paper ; ( a ) by any art or contrivance causes any such words, device, or distinction, or any words, device or distinction intended to resemble and pass for the same, to appear visibly i n the substances of any paper; (d) engraves or i n any wise makes upon any plate whatsoever, or on any material, any note purporting to be a bank note or part of a bank note, or any name, word, number, figure, device, character, or ornament resembling, or apparently intended to resemble any signature to a bank note; ( e ) uses, or knowingly has i n his custody or possession such plate or other material, instrument or device for the making or printing of bank notes; or (/) knowingly utters or has i n his custody or possession any paper on which an impression of any such matter as aforesaid is made or p r i n t e d ; he is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for five years. Wrongful issue 352. I f any person issues or is a party to issuing any bank note without lawful authority, he is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for five years. Mutilating notes current in Palestine. 353. I f any person wilfully defaces or tears, cuts, or otherwise mutilates any currency note issued under the Currency Notes Ordinance, 1927, he is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for three months or to a fine of one hundred pounds or to both such penalties. Impounding and forfeiture of counterfeit notes, implements, etc. 3 5 4 . —(!) The court shall impound without compensation to the holder thereof, any bank note which is found to be forged or counterfeit, and such bank note shall be forfeited. of bank noteB. (2) I f i t shall be made to appear by information on oath before a magistrate that there is reasonable cause to believe that any person has, or has had, i n his custody or possession without lawful authority or excuse :— (a) any forged or counterfeit bank note, or ( b ) any implement for making paper or imitation of the paper used for bank notes, or ( c ) any material having thereon any words, forms, devices or characters capable of producing or intended to produce the impression of a bank note,— the magistrate may grant a warrant to search for the same, and if the same shall be found on search, it shall be seized and forfeited by order of the court before which the offender is tried, or if there be no trial, by order of a magistrate.