(1) Whosoever prepares to counterfeit money or stamps by producing, procuring for himself or another, offering for sale, storing or giving to another

1.  plates, frames, type, blocks, negatives, stencils, computer programs or similar equipment which by its nature is suitable for the commission of the offence;

2.  paper, which is identical or easy to confuse with the type of paper designated for the production of money or official stamps and especially protected against imitation; or

3.  holograms or other elements affording protection against counterfeiting

shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine if he prepared to counterfeit money, otherwise with imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine.

(2) Whosoever voluntarily

1.  gives up the commission of the offence prepared for and averts a danger caused by him that others continue to prepare the offence or commit it,or prevents the completion of the offence; and

2.  destroys or renders unusable the means for counterfeiting, to the extentthat they still exist and are useful for counterfeiting, or reports their existence to a public authority or surrenders them there,

shall not be liable under subsection (1) above.

(3) If the danger that others continue to prepare or commit the offence is averted, or the completion of the act prevented regardless of the contribution of the offender his voluntary and earnest efforts to achieve this aim shall suffice in lieu of subsection (2) No 1 above.