The Coinage Offences Act 1936 (26 Geo 5 & 1 Edw 8 c 16) was an Act

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 of the Parliament

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 of the United Kingdom

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 which related to coinage offences. It was repealed by section 30 of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

The Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Forgery Act 1913, the Coinage Offences Act 1936 and parts of the Forgery Act 1861...

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Mode of trial

From 1967 to 1971, offences under this Act, other than offences under sections 1(1)(a), 2, 9(1), 9(2) and 10 (which created certain offences in relation to coinage of higher denominations, to coining implements and to removal of coining implements, coin or bullion from the Mint) were triable by courts of quarter sessions

Quarter Sessions

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 other than courts with restricted jurisdiction.

From 1977, offences under sections 4(1), 5(1), 5(2), 5(3), 5(4), 5(6), 7 and 8 were triable either way

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Section 4

Section 4(1) created an offence of "defacing coins".

Section 4(4) was repealed by Part XIX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973.

Section 5

Section 5(1) created an offence of "uttering

Uttering

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 counterfeit coin".

Section 5(2) created an offence of "uttering counterfeit gold or silver coin".

Section 5(3) created an offence of "possession of counterfeit gold or silver coin".

Section 5(4) created an offence of "possession of counterfeit copper coin".

Section 5(6) created an offence of "uttering coins etc as gold or silver coins".

Section 8

This section created an offence of "making, possessing or selling medals resembling gold or silver coin".

Section 12

The words "penal servitude or" in section 12(1) were repealed by section 83(3) of, Part I of Schedule 10 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1948

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Sections 12(1) and 12(2)(a) were repealed by section 10(2) of, and Part III of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967

Criminal Law Act 1967

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