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capable of producing in or on paper any words, figures, letters, marks or lines
resembling any words, figures, letters, marks or lines used in or on any paper specially
provided by the proper authority for any such purpose;
(b) knowingly has in his possession or disposes of any paper or other material which has
on it the impression of any die, plate or instrument, or any paper which has on it or in it
any words, figures, letters, marks or lines referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) fraudulently, and with intent that use may be made of any stamp or of any part of it,
removes the stamp from any material in any way whatever;
(d) fraudulently, and with intent that use may be made of any part of a stamp, mutilates
the stamp;
(e) fraudulently fixes or places upon any material or upon any such stamp, any stamp or
part of a stamp which has been in any way removed from any other material, or cut off
or from any other stamp;
(f) fraudulently, and with intent that use may be made of any stamp which has been
already impressed upon or attached to any material, erases or otherwise removes,
either really or apparently, from the material anything whatever written on it;
(g) knowingly has in his possession or disposes of anything obtained or prepared by any
unlawful act prohibited under paragraphs (a) to (f); or as aforesaid; or
(h) fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the public revenue, uses for any purpose
any stamp which he knows to have been previously used,
is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for seven years and any die, plate,
instrument, paper or other thing referred to in this section which is found in his possession shall
be forfeited to the United Republic.
366. Paper and dies for postage stamps
Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which lies on him.
(a) makes or begins or prepares to make, or uses for any postal purposes, or has in his 36
possession, or disposes of any imitation or representation on paper or any other
material, of any stamp used for denoting any rate of postage of Tanzania or of any
foreign country; or
(b) makes or mends, or begins or prepares to make or mend, or uses, or has in his
possession or disposes of any die, plate, instrument or material for making any such
imitation or representation,
is guilty of an offence, and is liable to imprisonment for one year, or to a fine of one thousand
shillings and any stamps or other things referred to in this section which are found in his