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Fictitious stamps.
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7. A person shall not—
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(a.) Make, knowingly utter, deal in or sell any fictitious stamp, or knowingly use for any postal purpose any fictitious stamp; or
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(b.) Have in his possession, unless he shows a lawful excuse, any fictitious stamp; or
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(c.) Make, or, unless he shows a lawful excuse, have in his possession, any die, plate, instrument, or materials for making any fictitious stamp.
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Any person who acts in contravention of this section shall be liable on summary conviction on a prosecution by order of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds, subject to the like right of appeal as in the case of a penalty under the Acts relating to the excise.
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Any stamp, die, plate, instrument, or materials found in the possession of any person in contravention of this section, may be seized and shall be forfeited.
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For the purposes of this section “fictitious stamp” means any facsimile or imitation or representation, whether on paper or otherwise, of any stamp for denoting any rate of postage, including any stamp for denoting a rate of postage of any of Her Majesty’s colonies, or of any foreign country.
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False notice as to reception of letters.
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8.—(1.) A person shall not, without authority from the Postmaster General, place or maintain in or on any house, wall, door, window, box, post, pillar, or other place belonging to him or under his control any of the words, letters, or marks following; (that is to say,)
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(a.) the words “post office,” or “postal telegraph office”; or
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(b.) the words “letter box,” accompanied with words, letters, or marks which signify or imply or may reasonably lead the public to believe that it is a post office letter box; or
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(c.) any words, letters, or marks which signify or imply or may reasonably lead the public to believe that any house or place is a post office, or that any box is a post office letter box,
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and a person, when required by a notice given by the Postmaster General to remove or efface any such words, letters, or marks as aforesaid, or to remove or effectually close up any letter box belonging to him or under his control which has been a post office letter box, shall comply with such request.
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(2.) Any person who acts in contravention of this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding forty shillings, and if the offence is continued after a previous conviction, to a fine not exceeding five shillings for every day during which the offence so continues.
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Officers of Post Office.
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