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(2) It is an offence for a person without lawful authority or excuse—
 * (a) to make; or
 * (b) to have in his custody or under his control,

any thing which, to his knowledge, is or has been specially designed or adapted for the making of a counterfeit of a currency note.

(3) Subject to subsection (4) below, it is an offence for a person to make, or to have in his custody or under his control, any implement which, to his knowledge, is capable of imparting to any thing a resemblance—
 * (a) to the whole or part of either side of a protected coin;
 * (b) to the whole or part of the reverse of the image on either side of a protected coin.

(4) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (3) above to show—
 * (a) that he made the implement or, as the case may be, had it in his custody or under his control, with the written consent of the Treasury; or
 * (b) that he had lawful authority otherwise than by virtue of paragraph (a) above, or a lawful excuse, for making it or having it in his custody or under his control.

18.—(1) It is an offence for any person, unless the relevant authority has previously consented in writing, to reproduce on any substance whatsoever, and whether or not on the correct scale, any British currency note or any part of a British currency note.

(2) In this section—
 * “British currency note” means any note which—
 * (a) has been lawfully issued in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland; and
 * (b) is or has been customarily used as money in the country where it was issued; and
 * (c) is payable on demand; and
 * “the relevant authority”, in relation to a British currency note of any particular description, means the authority empowered by law to issue notes of that description.

19.—(1) It is an offence for a person—
 * (a) to make an imitation British coin in connection with a scheme intended to promote the sale of any product or the making of contracts for the supply of any service; or