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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 into counterfeit coin;
(b)makes any piece of metal into a fit size or figure to facilitate the coining from it of any counterfeit coin, with intent that the counterfeit coin shall be made from it; or
(c)without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which lies on him or her—
(i)buys, sells, receives, pays or disposes of any counterfeit coin at a lower rate than it imports or is apparently intended to import, or offers to do any such thing;
(ii)brings or receives into Uganda any counterfeit coin, knowing it to be counterfeit;
(iii)makes or mends, or begins or prepares to make or mend, or has in his or her possession, or disposes of any stamp or mould which is adapted to make the resemblance of both or either of the sides of any coin, or any part of either side of a coin, knowing the same to be a stamp or mould or to be so adapted;
(iv)makes or mends or begins or prepares to make or mend, or has in his or her possession, or disposes of any tool, instrument or machine which is adapted and intended to be used for marking coin round the edges with marks or figures apparently resembling those on the edges of any coin, knowing the same to be so adapted and intended; or
(v)makes or mends or begins or prepares to make or mend, or has in his or her possession, or disposes of any press for coinage, or any tool, instrument or machine which is adapted for cutting round blanks out of gold, silver or other metal, knowing that the press, tool, instrument or machine to have been used or to be intended to be used for making any counterfeit coin,
commits a felony and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for life.
You cannot prepare any metal or tools to make counterfeit coins. Gilding or silvering a piece of metal to look like a real coin, or shaping metal so t...
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