Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 188E

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188E. Whosoever without lawful authority or lawful or reasonable excuse mutilates, cuts, tears, melts down, impairs, or perforates with holes, any currency or in any way defaces any currency by writing, printing, drawing, or by any means whatsoever, or stamping thereon, or by attaching or affixing thereto anything in the nature or form of an advertisement, shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) not exceeding one hundred and fifteen euro (€115). Consultation with the Central Bank of Malta. Added by: XLIX.2016.9. Amended by: IX.2021.2.

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