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Last Updated: 1 August 2020
AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE AND AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[POT 40] Forgery of telegrams40
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- (a)forges or wilfully and without due authority alters a telegram; or
- (b)utters a telegram knowing the same to be either forged or wilfully and without due authority altered,
shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to a fine not exceeding $3,000 or to both such imprisonment and fine.
(2) For the purposes of this section the expression “telegram” means written or printed communication sent to or delivered at a post office or telecommunication office for transmission by telecommunication and includes any facsimile or telex transmission.