The Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803 (43 Geo 3 c 139) is an Act

Act of Parliament

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 of the Parliament

Parliament

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 of 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...

. It creates offences of 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...

 of foreign instruments in Scotland

Scotland

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Preamble

The preamble now reads:

Section 1 - Persons forging, etc, foreign bills of exchange, etc, or tendering the same in payment, guilty of felony, and liable to be transported

In Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, this section now reads:
Repeals

This section is repealed for England and Wales

England and Wales

England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...

 by section 31 of the Forgery Act 1830

Forgery Act 1830

The 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:...

, and for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 and for the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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 by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the 24 & 25 Vict c 95.

Sentence

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.

Section 2 - Persons engraving plates for foreign bills of exchange, etc, or printing them, without lawful authority, to be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour. Act not to alter any law in force for the punishment of forgery.

In Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, this section now provides:
Repeals

The words omitted were repealed for Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 by section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948

Criminal Justice Act 1948

The Criminal Justice Act 1948 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has been described as "one of the most important measures relating to the reform of the criminal law and its administration." It abolished penal servitude, hard labour and prison divisions for England and Wales...

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This section is repealed for England and Wales

England and Wales

England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...

 by section 31 of the Forgery Act 1830

Forgery Act 1830

The 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:...

, and for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 and for the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the 24 & 25 Vict c 95.

Sentence

A person guilty of a second offence under this section is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.

Sections 3 to 8

These sections are repealed for 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...

 and the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the 24 & 25 Vict c 95.

Repeal

This Act was repealed for the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 by sections 2 and 3 of, and Part 4 of Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007

Statute Law Revision Act 2007

The Statute Law Revision Act 2007 was an Act of the Oireachtas of the Republic of Ireland which repealed a large amount of pre-1922 legislation of Ireland, England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom while preserving a shorter list of statutes.-Scope:...

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External links

• The Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803, as amended from the National Archives.
• List of repeals and amendments in the Republic of Ireland from the Irish Statute Book.