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Section 23 Forgery and stealing of money orders.C1

United Kingdom

(1)

A money order shall be deemed to be an order for the payment of money and a valuable security within the meaning . . . F1F2of the M1Forgery Act 1913 . . . F3 andof any otherenactment relating to forgery orstealing which is for the time being in force in any part of the British postal area.

F4(2)

If any person with intent to defraud obliterates, adds to or alters any such lines or words on a money order as would, in the case of a cheque, be a crossing of that cheque, or knowingly offers, utters or disposes of any money order with such fraudulent obliteration, addition or alteration, he shall be guilty of F5a misdemeanour and be liable to the like punishment as if the order were a cheque.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words repealed by Theft Act 1968 (c. 60), Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2

F2

Words repealed (E.W.) (N.I.) by Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45, SIF 39:7), Sch. Pt. I

F3

Words repealed by Theft Act 1968 (c. 60), Sch. 3 Pt. III and Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16), Sch. 3 Pt. II

F4

S. 23(2) repealed (E.W.) (N.I.) by Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45, SIF 39:7), Sch. Pt. I

F5

Words substituted by Theft Act 1968 (c. 60), Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2

Marginal citations

M1

1913 c. 27.

Modifications

C1

S. 23 extended by Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48), Sch. 4 para. 2(9)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (1.1.2001 for ss. 29, 44, 45, and 26.3.2001 otherwise) by 2000 c. 26, ss. 127(6), 130(1), Sch. 9 Note; S.I. 2000/2957, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 Table; S.I. 2001/878, art. 2, Sch. Table (subject to transitional and saving provisions in arts. 3-17); S.I. 2001/1148, art. 2(2), Sch. Table (subject to arts. 3-42)