Counterfeiting Act 2021

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Amendment of section 34 of Act of 2001

5. Section 34 of the Act of 2001 is amended—

(a) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(2A) A person who receives, obtains or transports anything which is, and which he or she knows or believes to be, a counterfeit of a currency note or coin with the intention that he or she or another shall pass or tender it as genuine is guilty of an offence.”,

and

(b) in subsection (3)(b), by the substitution of “subsection (2) or (2A)” for “subsection (2)”.