Cap. 9 Art. 166Forgery of Government debentures.

(1) Whosoever shall forge any Government debenture for sums advanced on loan to the Government, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from three to five years, with or without solitary confinement.

(2) The same punishment shall apply where the forgery consists in opening a credit relative to such loan in the books of the Government Treasury.

(3) Where the forgery consists in the endorsement of a genuine Government debenture, the offender shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from thirteen months to four years, with or without solitary confinement.