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19 of 1969 THE NATIONAL INSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, 1969.

THE NATIONAL INSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY (INSUR­ ANCE STAMPS) REGULATIONS, 1969.

In exercise of the powers conferred 17 and 51 of the National section 1969, and by virtue in that behalf the and in exercise following Regulations are hereby made :- Insurance upon tthe Min�ster by Act, Security him o!

alll other pom!rs enabling and Social Citation and com­ mencement.

1.
1.

These Regulations (Insurance on the appointed and Sociai come into operation may be cited as the National Stamps) Regulations, Security day.

1969 and shall Insurance Adapta.

lion of enactments.

2.Those provisions of the Stamp Duties (Management) Ordin­ ance and of section with the necessary are set out in the Schedule adaptations hereto, 83 of the Post and Telegraph for applying Ordinance them to insurance which, stamps, shall apply to such stamps. '
� STAMP DUTIES (MANAGEMENT) ORDINANCE - CHAPTER 303 125 SCHEDULE Section of Ordinance Subject Matter 2.

Interpretation 17.

Hawking stamps.
Adapted Provisions ( 1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires - "die" m'-'ans any plate, type, tool, or implement whatever used under the direction of the Board for expressing or denoting any contribution or the fact that a contribution or penalty has been paid, or that an instrument is duly stamped and includes any part of that plate, type, tool, or implement; in to "stamped" with reference struments apPfies and material, as welt to instruments and material impressed with insurance stamps by means of a die as to it11struments and material havinl!
adh'<!sive insurance stamos affixed -thereto; "instrument" focludes every written document; ''material" means and includes every sort of material upon which words or figures can be expressed: "forge, "forgin~," and "foreed" in clude counterfeit, coumterfeiting, and counterfeited.

(2) T he expressions "the Board".

"contribution", and "insurance stamp" shall have the meanings respectively as signed to them by section 2 of the Nation al Insurance and Social Security Act, 1969.
( 1) If anyone, whether authorised under re?-ulatfon 22 (1) of the National Insurance and Social Security (Collection of Contributions) Regulations, 1969 or not, hawks or carries about , or offers for sale or exchange, any insurance stamps, he shalt forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty-four dollars in addition to any fi ne or penalty to which , if unauthorised, he may be liable for dealing in insurance stamps without authority.
(2) Anyone without any other warrant than this Ordinance, may appre hend the person so offending, and take him or cause him to be taken before a magistrate having jurisdiction where the Sectloo of Ordinance Subject Matter Adapted Provisions 126 41.

DefaceU1ent of insurance stamps.

offence according to law.


·s committed, to be dealt with (3) All insurance stamps which are found in the possession of the offender hall be forfeited, and shall be impounded by the magistrate and delivered to the Board, to be disposed of as the Board thinks fit .
Everyone who, by any writing, in any manner defaces any insurance stamp before it is used shall forfeit a sum of twenty-four dollars: Provided that anyone may, with the express sanction of the Board and in the manner and in conformi ty with the con ditions which the Board prescribes, write upon an insurance s tamp before it is used for the purpose of identification thereof.

42.

Fraudulent act in relation to dies or insurance stamps.
Everyone who does or causes or procures 1o be done, or knowingly aids, abets, or assists in doing, any of the fol lowing acts, that is to say - (a) forging a die or stamp ; or insurance (b) making an impression upon any material with a forged die; or (c) (d) ( e) fraudulently cutting, tearing, or in any way removing from any material any insurance stamp, with intent that use should be made of sulch stamp or of any part thereof; or fraud ulently mutilating any in surance stamp, with intent that use shall be made of any part of the stamp; or fraudulently fixing or placing upon any material or upon any insurance stamp or part of an insurance stamp which, whe ther fraudulently or no.t, has Section of Ordinance Subject Matter Adapted Provisions 127 been cut from, or in any way removed other material, or out of, or from any other insurance stamp; or from , any (f) fraudulently erasing, or other :wise ( either really or apparent ly) removing from any stamped material, any name, sum, date, or other matter or thing what~ soever thereon written, with intent that use should be made of the insurance stamp upon that material ; or (g) knowingly selling, or exposing for sale, or uttering or using any forged insurance stamp; or (h) knowingly and without lawful excuse ( the proof of which law ful excuse shall lie on the per son accused) having in posses sion any forged die or insur ance stamp, or any immrance stamp or part of an insurance stamp which has been fraudu lently cut from, or otherwise removed from, any material, or any insurance stamp which has been fraudulently mutilated, or any stamped material out of which any name, sum, date, or other matter or thing has fraudulently erased or been otherwise or apparently removed , either really 43.
Proceedings for detection of forged insur ance stamp and dies.

shall be guilty of an offence, and on con viction on indictment shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not less than five years nor 01ore than fourteen years.
( 1) On information given upon oath before any magistrate that there is reasonable cause to suspect that a person has been guilty of any of the offences mentioned in the last preceding section, the magistrate may, by warrant under his hand, authorise any police officer or con stable to enter, at any hour of the day or night, into any dwelling-house, room, Section of Ordinance Subject Matter Adapted Provisions 128 shop, warehouse, out house or other building of, or belonging to, or in th\!
occupation of, the suspected person; and if.

on demand of admittance and notice of the warrant, the door of the dweUing house, rom, shop, warehouse, out house, or other building, or any inn~r door there of.

is not opened, then to break them open respectively, and search for and seize any dies or insurance stamps that may be found there or elsewhere in the custody or possession of the suspected person.

( 4) All dies and insurance stamps so seized shall be dealt with as the Board may direct.
POST AND TELEGRAPH ORDINANCE - CHAPTER 132 Section of Ordinance Subject Matter 83.

Prohibition of fictitious insurance stamps.

Adapted Provisions ( 1) No one shall- (a) make, knowingly utter, deal in, sell or offer for sale ; or (c) have in his possession, unless he shows a lawful excuse ; or (d ) make.

or, unless he shows a lawful excuse, have in his posse,;sion, any die , plate, or for making, materials insurance instrument, any fic titious or counterfeit <;tamp.
( 2) Anyone who con travenes this section shaII on summary conviction thereof be li able to a fi ne not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Made thi 26th day of August, 1969 .

W. CARRINGTON.

Minister of Labour and Social Security.