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Forgery Act 1913
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The Forgery Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 27) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provided a definition of forgery and created several offences of forgery and uttering, while repealing numerous other offences of forgery, thereby consolidating the law of forgery. It did not extend to Scotland.
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Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act to consolidate, simplify, and amend the Law-relating to Forgery and kindred Offences. |
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Citation | 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 27 |
Territorial extent | United Kingdom, except Scotland |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 15 August 1913 |
Commencement | 1 January 1914[2] |
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Repealed by | Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 |
Status: Repealed | |
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This Act was repealed for England and Wales and Northern Ireland by section 30 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.
It was repealed in the Republic of Ireland by section 3(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.