266 Offences involving coinage
(1) For the purposes of this section,—
counterfeit coin includes any coin that has been altered in any manner so as to resemble any other coin
current coin means coin of any substance lawfully current in New Zealand or in any other country.
(2) For the purposes of this section,—
(a) a thing is treated as being in the possession of any person if that person has it in his or her personal custody or possession, or if that person knowingly has it in the actual custody or possession of any other person, or in some place (whether or not that person occupies the place), for the use or benefit of himself or herself or any other person:
(b) a coin is deemed to be made or counterfeited even though the making or counterfeiting has not been finished or perfected.
(3) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who—
(a) makes or counterfeits any coin resembling any current coin with the intention that it be acted upon as genuine;
or
(b) without lawful authority or excuse, has in his or her possession or under his or her control any thing intended to be used to make or counterfeit any coin resembling any current coin, with intent to use it for such a purpose.
(4) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who, without lawful authority or excuse,—
(a) buys, sells, or receives, or offers to buy, sell, or receive, any counterfeit coin resembling any current coin at or for a lower rate or value than the counterfeit coin purports to be; or
(b) imports or receives into New Zealand any counterfeit coin resembling any current coin, knowing it to be counterfeit;
or
(c) exports from New Zealand, or puts on board any ship or aircraft for the purpose of being exported, any counterfeit coin resembling any current coin, knowing it to be counterfeit.
(5) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who—
(a) passes or attempts to pass any counterfeit coin knowing it to be counterfeit; or
(b) passes or attempts to pass as current coin any coin that is not current coin or any piece of metal or other substance, knowing that it is not current coin.
(6) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year who has in his or her possession or under his or her control any counterfeit coin, knowing it to be counterfeit and intending to pass it as genuine.
Compare: 1961 No 43 ss 282–286, 289–292
