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*(20), it may presume that the property found in his possession or being conveyed by
him may reasonably be suspected of having been stolen or otherwise unlawfully
acquired by him.
(4) Where an accused person is convicted of an offence under this section in respect of any
property, he shall not be charged with or be convicted of an offence of stealing or other like
offence in respect of the same property.
312A. Unlawful possession or conveying of public stores
(1) The Minister for the time being responsible for legal affairs may, by notice published in
the Gazette, give directions as to the marks which may be applied in or on any stores under the
control of any branch or department of, and being the property of, the Government of the
United Republic.
(2) Any person who is charged with conveying or having in his possession, or keeping in any
building or place, whether open or enclosed, any stores marked in accordance with subsection
(1) which may be reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained and who
fails to give an account to the satisfaction of the court of how he obtained it is guilty of an
offence.
(3) Any person conveying or having in his or keeping in any building or place, of whether
open or enclosed, any stores being the property of the Defence forces of the United Republic,
which may reasonably be suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained, and who fails
to give an account to the satisfaction of the court of how he obtained it shall be guilty of an
offence.
(4) For the purposes of this section the term "stores" includes all goods and chattels and any
single store or article or part thereof, and the word "mark" includes any part of a mark.
313. Receiving goods stolen from outside Mainland Tanzania
Every person who, without lawful excuse, knowing anything to have been stolen or obtained
in any way whatsoever under such circumstances that if the act had been committed in
Mainland Tanzania the person committing it would have been guilty of an offence, receives or
has in his possession anything so stolen or obtained outside Mainland Tanzania, is guilty of an
offence and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
CHAPTER XXXIII
FRAUDS BY TRUSTEES AND PERSONS IN A POSITION OF TRUST, AND FALSE
ACCOUNTING
(ss 314-318)
314. Trustees fraudulently disposing of trust property
(1) Any person who, being a trustee of any property, and with intent to defraud destroys the