Forgery Act 1913
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| short_title | Forgery Act 1913 |
| type | Act |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| long_title | An Act to consolidate, simplify, and amend the Law-relating to Forgery and kindred Offences. |
| year | 1913 |
| citation | 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 27 |
| territorial_extent | |
| royal_assent | 15 August 1913 |
| commencement | 1 January 1914 |
| repeal_date | 27 October 1981 |
| amends | |
| repealing_legislation | Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 |
| status | Repealed |
| original_text | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/3-4/27/enacted |
| use_new_UK-LEG | no |
| :: |
| short_title = Forgery Act 1913 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to consolidate, simplify, and amend the Law-relating to Forgery and kindred Offences. | year = 1913 | citation = 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 27 | territorial_extent = | royal_assent = 15 August 1913 | commencement = 1 January 1914 | repeal_date = 27 October 1981 | amends = | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 | related_legislation = | status = Repealed | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/3-4/27/enacted | use_new_UK-LEG = no
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.
Sample indictments
The following specimen counts were formerly contained in paragraph 18 of the second schedule to the Indictments Act 1915 (5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 90) before it was repealed.
First Count.
Forgery, contrary to section 2(1)(a) of the Forgery Act, 1913.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE.
A.B., on the day of , in the county of , with intent to defraud, forged a certain will purporting to be the will of C.D.
STATEMENT OF OFFENCE.
Second Count.
Uttering forged document, contrary to section 6(1)(2) of the Forgery Act, 1913.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE.
A.B., on the day of , in the county of , uttered a certain forged will purporting to be the will of C.D, knowing the same to be forged and with intent to defraud.}}
Repeal
The entire act was repealed for England and Wales and Northern Ireland by section 30 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.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.
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