Section 24: Penalty for counterfeiting, etc., of antiquity

24. Penalty for counterfeiting, etc., of antiquity.—(1) Whoever counterfeits, or commits forgery in respect of any antiquity with intent to commit fraud or knowing to be likely that fraud will thereby be committed, or causes anything to appear like, or to be believed to be, an antiquity with intent to cause wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fire, or with both. (2) The Court trying an offence under sub­section (1) may direct that anything the making or forging of which has constituted such offence shall stand forfeited to the Federal Government.

Effective date: 1975-01-01

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