Section 41: Possession of property bearing mark of Government or third party

41. Possession of property bearing mark of Government or third party Ceux qui seront trouvés avoir en Any person who is found to have leur possession tout objet quel- in his possession any article forming conque provenant des magasins ou part of any store or manufactory of ateliers du Gouvernement et portant Government, and bearing the mark la marque affectée à un service pu- appropriated for any public service, blic quelconque, ou tout objet por- or any article bearing the name or tant le nom ou la marque d’un tiers, mark of a third party, or who has ou qui auraient effacé les noms ou erased the name or mark affixed on marques apposés sur les dits objets, such article, without being able to sans pouvoir justifier qu’ils en sont prove that he is in lawful possession légitimes possesseurs, seront consi- of the article shall be deemed to be, dérés et punis comme receleurs, lors and be punished as, a receiver of même que le vol des dits objets ne stolen goods, even though the article serait pas prouvé. is not proved to have been stolen. [Issue 1] C57 – 10 Revised Laws of Mauritius