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Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

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PART IIIMiscellaneous and General

Miscellaneous

29Amendment of Post Office Act 1953

In section 63 of the [1953 c. 36.] Post Office Act 1953 (prohibition of fictitious stamps) for the words in subsection (3) from " not" onwards there shall be substituted the words " not exceeding £200 ".

Repeals

30Enactments repealed

The enactments specified in the Schedule to this Act are repealed to the extent mentioned in column 3 of that Schedule.

Extent

31Scotland

The following provisions of this Act do not extend to Scotland, namely—

(a)Part I; and

(b)Part I of the Schedule.

32Northern Ireland

It is hereby declared that this Act extends to Northern Ireland.

Commencement and short title

33Commencement

This Act shall come into force on the expiration of the period of three months from the date on which it is passed.

34Citation

This Act may be cited as the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.

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