(1) It is an offence for any person without lawful authority or excuse (the proof of which lies on him or her) to have in his or her custody or possession any false or counterfeit note which resembles or is apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any note of any foreign State, or country, or any kind of note not being a legal note, but which resembles or is apparently intended to resemble or pass for, any such note, or any other note of less value than the note of any foreign State or country.