Section 259 — Crimes Act 1961: Using altered or reproduced document with intent to deceive

259 Using altered or reproduced document with intent to deceive (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who, knowing any document to have been made or altered in the manner and with the intent referred to in section 258 , with intent to obtain by deception any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit, or valuable consideration, or to cause loss to any other person,— (a) uses, or deals with, or acts upon, the document; or (b) causes any person to use or deal with, or act upon, the document. (2) For the purposes of this section, it does not matter that the document was altered or made outside New Zealand. Compare: 1961 No 43 s 266B Section 259 was repealed, as from 1 September 1995, by section 4(2) Crimes Amendment Act 1995 (1995 No 49). Part 10 (comprising sections 217 to 305) was substituted by a new Part 10 (comprising sections 217 to 272), as from 1 October 2003, by section 15 Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).