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Section 31A — “Die” and “instrument”

As in force on 31 December 2021.

Timeline 3 versions
  1. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  2. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  3. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 31 December 2021

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

31A.“Die” and “instrument”

For the purposes of Chapters 12 and 18 —

“die” includes any plate, type, tool, chop or implement and also any part of any die, plate, type, tool, chop or implement, and any stamp or impression thereof or any part of such stamp or impression;

“instrument” includes any document whether of a formal or an informal nature, any postage stamp or revenue stamp, any seal or die, and any disc, card, tape, microchip, soundtrack or other device on or in which information is recorded or stored by mechanical, electronic, optical or other means.