# Plate Assay Act 1700, Section VII: Counterfeiting Stamps,


Penalty £500.
And be it further enacted That if any Person shall counterfeit any of the Stamps appointed by this Act to be used by the said Wardens or Assayers for marking wrought Plate or any of the Stamps used by the Wardens of the Company of Goldsmiths of the City of London such Person shall for every such Offence forfeit the Summe of Five hundred Pounds to be recovered and disposed as aforesaid

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/12-13/4/section/VII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plate-assay-act-1700/section-VII
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