# Post Office Act 1953 (repealed), Section 22: Issuing money orders with fraudulent intent.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) If any person engaged in the business of the Post Office grants or issues any money order with a fraudulent intent, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.
(2) If any person engaged in the business of the Post Office re-issues a money order previously paid, he shall be deemed to have issued the order with a fraudulent intent for the purposes of this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/36/section/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1953-repealed/section-22
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