C1Part I Forgery and Kindred Offences
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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Interpretation of Part I
8 Meaning of “instrument”.
1
Subject to subsection (2) below, in this Part of this Act “instrument” means—
a
any document, whether of a formal or informal character;
b
any stamp issued or sold by F1a postal operator;
c
any Inland Revenue stamp; and
d
any disc, tape, sound track or other device on or in which information is recorded or stored by mechanical, electronic or other means.
2
A currency note within the meaning of Part II of this Act is not an instrument for the purposes of this Part of this Act.
3
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In this section “postal operator” has F5the meaning given by section 27 of the Postal Services Act 2011 .
4
In this Part of this Act “Inland Revenue stamp” means a stamp as defined in section 27 of the M1Stamp Duties Management Act 1891.
Pt. I (ss.1-13) modified (11.11.1999) by 1999 c. 33, ss. 31(3)(a), 170(3)(e)