Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 No 157 (as at 01 May 2011), Public Act

28 Defacing bank notes
  • (1) No person shall, without the prior consent of the Bank, wilfully deface, disfigure, or mutilate any bank note.

    (2) No person who is a party to the defacement, disfigurement, or mutilation of any bank note, shall—

    • (a) pay away; or

    • (b) part with; or

    • (c) put in circulation; or

    • (d) demand payment of; or

    • (e) deposit or offer to deposit in any bank,—

    that bank note.

    (3) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or subsection (2) commits an offence against this Act and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

    Compare: 1964 No 134 s 23