Forgery Act
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Forgery Act is a stock short title
used for legislation
in the United Kingdom
which relates to forgery
and similar offences.
The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Forgery Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used for legislation
Legislation
Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
which relates to forgery
Forgery
Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. Copies, studio replicas, and reproductions are not considered forgeries, though they may later become forgeries through knowing and willful misrepresentations. Forging money or...
and similar offences.
The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Forgery Bill during its passage through Parliament.
List
- The Forgery Act 1830Forgery Act 1830The Forgery Act 1830 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It consolidated into one Act all legislation imposing the death penalty for forgery.-Repeal:...
(11 Geo 4 & 1 Will 4 c 66) - The Forgery Act 1837Forgery Act 1837The Forgery Act 1837 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2 of, and of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007...
(7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 84) - The Forgery Act 1861Forgery Act 1861The Forgery Act 1861 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . It consolidated provisions related to forgery from a number of earlier statutes into a single Act. For the most part these provisions were, according to the draftsman of the Act, incorporated with...
(24 & 25 Vict c 98) - The Forgery Act 1870Forgery Act 1870The Forgery Act 1870 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The whole Act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 33 of, and Part I of Schedule 3 to, the Theft Act 1968...
(33 & 34 Vict c 58) - The Forgery Act 1913Forgery Act 1913The Forgery Act 1913 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.This Act was repealed for England and Wales and Northern Ireland by section 30 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981...
(3 & 4 Geo 5 c 27) - The Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981The Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Forgery Act 1913, the Coinage Offences Act 1936 and parts of the Forgery Act 1861...
(c 45)
- The Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803The Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates offences of forgery of foreign instruments in Scotland.-Preamble:The preamble now reads:...
(43 Geo 3 c 139)
- The Banknotes Forgery Act 1801 (41 Geo 3 c 57) (repealed by the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981The Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Forgery Act 1913, the Coinage Offences Act 1936 and parts of the Forgery Act 1861...
, s.30 & Sch., Pt.II) - The Banknotes (Forgery) Act 1805 (45 Geo 3 c 89) (repealed by the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981The Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Forgery Act 1913, the Coinage Offences Act 1936 and parts of the Forgery Act 1861...
, s.30 & Sch., Pt.II) - The Banknotes Forgery (Scotland) Act 1820 (1 Geo 4 c 92) (repealed by the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981The Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Forgery Act 1913, the Coinage Offences Act 1936 and parts of the Forgery Act 1861...
, s.30 & Sch., Pt.II)
- The Land Tax Certificates Forgery Act 1812 (52 Geo 3 c 143) (repealed by the Forgery Act 1913Forgery Act 1913The Forgery Act 1913 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.This Act was repealed for England and Wales and Northern Ireland by section 30 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981...
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