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FORGERY ACT 1913 - SECT 15 

Criminal possession.

15. Where the having any document, seal, or die, in the custody or possession
of any person is in this Act expressed to be an offence, a person shall be
deemed to have a document, seal or die in his custody or possession if he

(a)has it in his personal custody or possession; or

(b)knowingly and wilfully has it in the actual custody or possession of any
other person, or in any building, lodging, apartment, field, or other place,
whether open or enclosed, and whether occupied by himself or not.

It is immaterial whether the document, matter, or thing is had in such
custody, possession, or place for the use of such person or for the use or
benefit of another person.

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