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(1) This Order may be cited as the False Monetary Instruments (Scotland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st July 2005.
(2) In this Order, “share certificate” means an instrument entitling or evidencing the title of a person to a share or interest–
(a) in any public stock, annuity, fund or debt of any government or state, including a state which forms part of another state; or
(b) in any stock, fund or debt of a body (whether corporate or unincorporated) established in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.
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The following monetary instruments are hereby specified for the purposes of section 46A of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995–
(a) money orders;
(b) postal orders;
(c) United Kingdom postage stamps;
(d) share certificates;
(e) cheques and other bills of exchange;
(f) travellers' cheques;
(g) bankers' drafts;
(h) promissory notes;
(i) cheque cards;
(j) debit cards; and
(k) credit cards.
CATHY JAMIESON
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
7th June 2005