Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill, it received Royal Assent on 26 March. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law) as of today. This is a positive step towards the prevention of fraud creating the "Offence of supplying specialist printing equipment knowing it will be used for criminal purposes"
In this Act, “specialist printing equipment” means any equipment which is designed or adapted for, or is otherwise capable of being used for, the making of relevant documents (including any material or article that is used in the making of such documents).
A “relevant document” is anything that is or purports to be—
(a)an identity document;
(b)a travel document;
(c)an entry document;
(d)a document used for verifying the holder’s age or national insurance number;
(e)a currency note or protected coin, as defined by section 27(1) of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act; 1981
(f)a debit or credit card;
(g)any other instrument to which section 5 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 applies (money orders, etc).
An Act to make provision for an offence in respect of supplies of specialist printing equipment and related materials; and for connected purposes.
http://ift.tt/1MoROEa
In this Act, “specialist printing equipment” means any equipment which is designed or adapted for, or is otherwise capable of being used for, the making of relevant documents (including any material or article that is used in the making of such documents).
A “relevant document” is anything that is or purports to be—
(a)an identity document;
(b)a travel document;
(c)an entry document;
(d)a document used for verifying the holder’s age or national insurance number;
(e)a currency note or protected coin, as defined by section 27(1) of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act; 1981
(f)a debit or credit card;
(g)any other instrument to which section 5 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 applies (money orders, etc).
An Act to make provision for an offence in respect of supplies of specialist printing equipment and related materials; and for connected purposes.
http://ift.tt/1MoROEa
Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) Act 2015
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