Penal Code CAP 63▤
Repeated uttering
Any person who— (a) utters any counterfeit coin knowing it to be counterfeit, and at the time of such uttering has in his possessi…
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Penal Code CAP 63▤
Uttering counterfeit coin
Any person who utters any counterfeit coin, knowing it to be counterfeit, is guilty of a misdemeanour.
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Possession of clippings
Any person who unlawfully has in his possession or disposes of any filings, or clipping of gold or silver, or any gold or silver i…
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Impounding and destruction of counterfeit coins
(1) Any officer of the Government or the manager of any bank who receives, during the performance of his duties, any coin which he…
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Melting down of currency
Any person who melts down, breaks up, defaces by stamping thereon any name, word or mark, or uses otherwise than as currency any c…
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Clipping
Any person who deals with any coin in such a manner as to diminish its weight with intent that when so dealt with it may pass as c…
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Mutilating currency notes
Any person who wilfully and without lawful authority or excuse defaces, tears, cuts or otherwise mutilates any currency note shall…
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Making or having in possession papers or implements for forgery
Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which lies on him— (a) makes, uses or knowingly has in his custod…
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Preparations for coining
Any person who— (a) gilds or silvers any piece of metal of a fit size or figure to be coined, with intent that it shall be coined…
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Counterfeiting coin
Any person who makes or begins to make any counterfeit coin is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life.
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Definitions
In this Chapter— “coin” includes any coin which is legal tender in Kenya by virtue of the Central Bank of Kenya Act (Cap. 491), an…
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False statements for registers of births, deaths and marriages
Any person who knowingly, and with intent to procure the same to be inserted in a register of births, deaths or marriages, makes a…
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Sending false certificate of marriage to registrar
Any person who signs or transmits to a person authorized by law to register marriages a certificate of marriage, or any document p…
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Falsification of register
Any person who, having the actual custody of any register or record kept by lawful authority, knowingly permits any entry which in…
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Falsifying warrants for money payable under public authority
Any person who, being employed in the public service, knowingly and with intent to defraud makes out or delivers to any person a w…
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Purchasing forged notes
Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which lies on him, imports or purchases, or receives from any per…
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Demanding property upon forged testamentary instruments
Any person who procures the delivery or payment to himself or any other person of any property or money by virtue of any probate o…
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Making documents without authority
Any person who, with intent to defraud or to deceive— (a) without lawful authority or excuse makes, signs or executes for or in th…
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Altering crossings on cheques
Any person who, with intent to defraud— (a) obliterates, adds to or alters the crossing on a cheque; or (b) knowingly utters a cro…
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Procuring execution of documents by false pretences
Any person who, by means of any false and fraudulent representations as to the nature, contents or operation of a document or elec…
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Uttering cancelled or exhausted documents
Any person who knowingly utters as and for a subsisting and effectual document any document or electronic record which has by any…
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Uttering false documents
Any person who knowingly and fraudulently utters a false document is guilty of an offence of the same kind and is liable to the sa…
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Forgery of, and other offences in relation to, stamps
Any person who— (a) forges any stamp, whether impressed or adhesive, used for the purposes of revenue or accounting by any Governm…
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Forgery of judicial or official document
Any person who forges any judicial or official document is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
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