285Being in possession of materials for forgery

285 Being in possession of materials for forgery

Any person who –

(a) makes, uses, or knowingly has in his custody or possession any paper intended to resemble and pass as –

(i) special paper, such as is provided and used for making any bank note or treasury bill; or

(ii) revenue paper;

(b) makes, uses, or knowingly has in his custody or possession, any frame, mould, or instrument for making such paper, or for producing in or on such paper any words, figures, letters, marks, lines, or devices peculiar to and used in or on any such paper;

(c) engraves or in anywise makes upon any plate, wood, stone, or other material, any words, figures, letters, marks, lines, or devices, the print whereof resembles, in whole or in part, any words, figures, letters, marks, lines, or devices peculiar to and used in or on any bank note, or, in or on any document entitling or evidencing the title of any person to any share or interest in any public stock, annuity, fund, or debt of any part of His Majesty's dominions, or of any foreign state, or in any stock, annuity, fund, or debt of any body corporate, company, or society, whether within or without His Majesty's dominions;

(d) uses or knowingly has in his custody or possession any plate, wood, stone, or other material, upon which any such words, figures, letters, marks, lines, or devices have been engraved, or in anywise made as aforesaid; or

(e) uses or knowingly has in his custody or possession, any paper upon which any such words, figures, letters, marks, lines, or devices have been printed, or in anywise made as aforesaid –

is guilty of a crime.

Charge:  Unlawfully using [or having in possession] materials for forgery.