Section 463: Definitions

In this Division of this part of this Code unless the context otherwise requires
[L.N. 112 of 1964.]
"bank note" includes any negotiable instrument issued by or on behalf of any person
or corporation in any part of the world, or issued by the authority of any State,
province, or government, and intended to be used as equivalent to money, either
immediately on issue or at any time afterwards: it also includes a bank bill or bank
post bill, currency note or any note (by whatever name called) which is legal tender in
the country in which it is issued;
"document" includes a register or register‐book, or part of either, and any book, and
any paper, parchment, or other material whatever, used for writing or printing, which
is marked with any letters or marks denoting words, or with any other signs capable of
conveying a definite meaning to persons conversant with them; but does not include
trade marks on articles of commerce;
"seal" includes any stamp, die, or other thing, of whatever material, from which an
impression can be taken by means of pressure, or of ink, or by any other means;
"writing" includes an inscription on wood, stone, metal, or other material; it also
includes a mere signature and a mark of any kind.