- Laws of Fiji

Last Updated: 1 August 2023

[CUS 138] Counterfeiting documents etc138

138

A person who—

(a)counterfeits or falsifies any document which is required under the customs laws or which is used for the transaction of any business relating to customs;
(b)knowingly accepts, receives or uses any document so counterfeited or falsified;
(c)alters any document which is required under the customs laws or which is used for the transaction of business relating to the customs after it has been officially issued; or
(d)counterfeits any seal, signature, initials or other mark of or used by any officer for the verification of such a document or for the security of goods or for any other purpose relating to the customs,

is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $25,000 or to imprisonment for a term of imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or both.

[s 138 am Act 57 of 1998 s 20, effective 20 September 1999; am Decree 9 of 2010 s 40, effective 1 January 2010; Act 37 of 2017 s 39, effective 30 June 2017]