law by any false pretence commits a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year. 313. False declaration for passport. Any person who makes a statement which is to his or her knowledge untrue for the purpose of procuring a passport, whether for himself or herself or for any other person, commits a misdemeanour. CHAPTER XXX—RECEIVING PROPERTY STOLEN OR UNLAWFULLY OBTAINED AND LIKE OFFENCES. 314. Receiving stolen property, etc. (1) Any person who receives or retains any chattel, money, valuable security or other property, knowing or having reason to believe the same to have been feloniously stolen, taken, extorted, obtained or disposed of, commits a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. (2) Any person who receives or retains any chattel, money, valuable security or other property, knowing or having reason to believe the same to have been unlawfully taken, obtained, converted or disposed of in a manner which constitutes a misdemeanour, commits a misdemeanour and is liable to the same punishment as the offender by whom the property was unlawfully obtained, converted or disposed of. (3) No person, except a person pleading guilty, shall be convicted of an offence under this section unless it shall first be proved that the property which is the subject matter of the charge has in fact been stolen or feloniously or unlawfully taken, extorted, obtained, converted or disposed of. (4) Whenever any person is being proceeded against under any of the provisions of this section for receiving or retaining any property, for the purpose of proving guilty knowledge there may be given in evidence at any stage of the proceedings— (a) the fact that other property stolen within the period of twelve months preceding the date of the offence charged was found or had been in his or her possession; (b) the fact that within the five years preceding the date of the offence charged he or she was convicted of any offence involving fraud or dishonesty; but this fact may not be proved unless—