[2001.]
Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud
Offences) Act, 2001.
[No. 50.]
(a) in the case of an offence under subsection (1), 10 years, or
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(b) in the case of an offence under subsection (2), 5 years,
or both.
37.—(1) A person who without lawful authority or excuse imports
into, or exports from, a member state of the European Union a
counterfeit of a currency note or coin is guilty of an offence.
Import and export
of counterfeits.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on
conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 10 years or both.
38.—(1) A person who outside the State does any act referred to
in section 33, 34, 35, 36 or 37 is guilty of an offence and liable on
conviction on indictment to the penalty specified for such an act in
the section concerned.
Certain offences
committed outside
the State.
(2) Section 46 shall apply in relation to an offence under subsection (1) as it applies in relation to an offence under section 45.
39.—(1) In this section—
Measures to detect
counterfeiting.
‘‘designated body’’ means:
(a) a body licensed to carry on banking business under the Central Bank Act, 1971, or authorised to carry on such business under the ACC Bank Acts, 1978 to 2001, or regulations under the European Communities Acts, 1972 to
1998,
(b) a building society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act, 1989,
(c) a trustee savings bank within the meaning of the Trustee
Savings Banks Acts, 1989 and 2001,
(d) An Post,
(e) a credit union within the meaning of the Credit Union Act,
1997,
(f) a person or body authorised under the Central Bank Act,
1997, to provide bureau de change business,
(g) a person who in the course of business provides a service of
sorting and redistributing currency notes or coins,
(h) any other person or body—
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