Section 321: Counterfeiting key
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321. Counterfeiting key
(1) Quiconque aura contrefait, (1) Any person who without lawou altéré sans motif valable, des ful motive counterfeits or alters, any
clefs, sera condammé à un empri- key, shall be condemned to imprissonnement qui ne pourra excéder 2 onment for a term not exceeding 2
ans, et à une amende qui n’excèdera years, and to a fine not exceeding
pas 25,000 roupies. 25,000 rupees.
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(2) Si le coupable est un serrurier (2) Where the offender is a lockde profession, smith by trade,
he shall be punished by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years.
(3) Les peines énoncées aux ali- (3) The penalties specified in
néas (1) et (2) seront sans préjudice subsections (1) and (2) are without
de plus fortes peines, s’il y échet, en prejudice to any severer punishment
cas de complicité de crime. according to circumstances, in case
of complicity in any crime.
[S. 321 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by Act 29 of 1990; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008
w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]
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- What is the penalty for counterfeiting or altering a key without a valid reason?
- Is the penalty higher if a locksmith by trade counterfeits keys?