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[Rev. 2012]
falsifies any pedigree on which the title depends or may depend; or
makes any false statement as to the title offered or conceals any fact
material thereto,
is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for two years.
319. Fortune-telling
Any person who for gain or reward undertakes to tell fortunes, or pretends
from his skill or knowledge in any occult science to discover where or in what
manner anything supposed to have been stolen or lost may be found, is guilty of
a misdemeanour.
320. Obtaining registration, etc., by false pretence
Any person who wilfully procures or attempts to procure for himself or any other
person any registration, licence or certificate under any law by any false pretence
is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year.
321. False declaration for passport
Any person who makes a statement which is to his knowledge untrue for the
purpose of procuring a passport, whether for himself or for any other person, is
guilty of a misdemeanour.
CHAPTER XXXI – HANDLING PROPERTY STOLEN
OR UNLAWFULLY OBTAINED AND LIKE OFFENCES
322. Handling stolen goods
(1) A person handles stolen goods if (otherwise than in the course of the
stealing) knowing or having reason to believe them to be stolen goods he
dishonestly receives or retains the goods, or dishonestly undertakes, or assists
in, their retention, removal, disposal or realization by or for the benefit of another
person, or if he arranges to do so.
(2) A person who handles stolen goods is guilty of a felony and is liable to
imprisonment with hard labour for a term not exceeding fourteen years.
(3) For the purposes of this section—
(a) goods shall be deemed to be stolen goods if they have been obtained
in any way whatever under circumstances which amount to felony or
misdemeanour, and “steal” means so to obtain;
(b) no goods shall be regarded as having continued to be stolen goods
after they have been restored to the person from whom they were
stolen or to other lawful possession or custody, or after that person
and any other person claiming through him have otherwise ceased
as regards those goods to have any right to restitution in respect of
the stealing.
(4) Where a person is charged with an offence under this section—
(a) it shall not be necessary to allege or prove that the person charged
knew or ought to have known of the particular offence by reason of
which any goods are deemed to be stolen goods;
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