(a)any counterfeit currency or any die, instrument or material for the purpose of counterfeiting any currency; or
Section history
Section 36 — Forfeiture of counterfeit currency or banknote, etc.
As in force on 31 July 2026.
Timeline 4 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 31 July 2026 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(1)Any police officer of or above the rank of sergeant, upon being satisfied that any person has in the person’s possession —
(b)any forged or counterfeit banknote or any machinery, instrument or material used for the forging or counterfeiting of any banknote,
may, without warrant and with or without assistance, enter and search any place where any such currency or banknote or any such die, machinery, instrument or material is kept and seize any such currency, banknote, die, machinery, instrument or material.
(2)Anything seized under subsection (1) must, by order of the court before which any person is tried relating to such possession, or where there is no trial, by order of a Magistrate, be forfeited and must be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in such manner as the Minister may direct.
(3)In this section, “banknote”, “currency”, “die” and “instrument” have the meanings given by the Penal Code 1871.