28th September, 1936 THE PALESTINE GAZETTE 1043 346. A n y person who, being employed i n the public service, knowingly and w i t h intent to defraud, makes out or delivers to any person a warrant for the payment of any money payable by public authority, for a greater or less amount than that to which the person on whose behalf the warrant is made out is entitled, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. Falsifying war­ rants for money payable under public authority. 347. A n y person who, having the actual custody of any register or record kept by lawful authority, knowingly permits any entry which is to his knowledge false i n any material particular to be made i n the register or record, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. Falsification of register. CHAPTER X L . FORGERY OF B A N K NOTES. 348. F o r the purposes of this chapter the term "bank note" includes any note or bill of exchange issued by any bank i n Palestine or by the B a n k of E n g l a n d , or by any other person or corporation or company carrying on the business of banking i n any part of the world, and any bank b i l l , and any blank b i l l of exchange, and shall also include a currency note issued under the Currency Notes Ordinance, 1927, and any note (by whatsoever name called) which is legal tender i n the country i n which it was issued. 349. —(1) I f any person, which intent to defraud, forges or alters any bank note, or, knowing any note purporting to be a bank note to be forged or altered, utters the same, he is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life. Definition of b a n k D O t c ‫׳‬ Forgery of banknotes, (2) If any person without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which shall lie upon h i m , brings or receives into Palestine, or purchases or receives from any other person or has i n his custody or possession any forged or altered note purporting to be a bank note knowing it to be forged, he is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 350. —(1) I f any person makes, or causes to be made, or uses for any purpose whatsoever, or utters any document purporting to be, or i n any way resembling, or so nearly resembling as to be calculated to deceive, any bank note or any part thereof, he is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to a fine of six pounds i n respect of each such document, and the court shall order the document i n respect of which the offence was committed, and any copies of that document, and any plates, blocks, dies or other i n ­ strument used for, or capable of being used for, printing or re­ producing any such document which are i n the possession of such offender to be forfeited. (2) I f any person whose name appears on any document, the making of w h i c h is an offence under this section, knowing the name and address of the person by whom it was printed or made, refuses to disclose such name and address to a police officer, he is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to a fine of ten pounds. (3) W h e r e the name of any person appears on any document i n respect of which any person is charged with an offence under this section, or on any other document used or distributed i n connection w i t h that document, it shall be p r i m a f a c i e evidence that that person caused the document to be made. Imitation of b a n k notes,