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Chapter 44 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Punishment of forgery and like offences

  • Section 467. Punishment of forgery in general
  • Section 468. Uttering false documents and counterfeit seals
  • Section 469. Uttering cancelled or exhausted documents
  • Section 470. Uttering cancelled stamps
  • Section 471. Procuring execution of documents by false pretences
  • Section 472. Obliterating crossings on cheques
  • Section 473. Making documents without authority
  • Section 474. Demanding property upon forged testamentary instruments
  • Section 475. Purchasing forged bank notes
  • Section 476. Falsifying warrants for money payable under public authority
  • Section 477. Falsification of register
  • Section 478. Sending false certificate of marriage to registrar
  • Section 479. False statements for the purpose of registers of births, deaths, and marriages

Chapter 44 Criminal Code Act

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