Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364)
Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364), article 20
20. (1) If any person -
(a) forges any die, mark or any other instrument used by
the Government or under its authority, to denote the
payment of duty; or
(b) sells or offers for sale, u tters or makes use of any
forged die, mark, instrument used by the Government
or under its authority, to denote the payment of duty, or
any impression thereof, knowing the same to be
forged; or
(c) knowingly and without lawful excuse (the proof
whereof shall lie on the accused) keeps in his
possession any forged die, or mark or instrument used
by the Government or under its authority, to denote the
payment of duty, or any impression thereof,
he shall be liable to imprisonment from thirteen months to thre e
years.
(2) The same punishment established in sub-article (1) shall
apply to any person who without lawful authority makes use of a ny
genuine die, mark or other instrument used by the Government or
under its authority to denote the payment of duty.
Exemption from
penalty.
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