Forgery Act (with its variations) is a stock

short title In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title. Th ...

used for

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in the

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which relates to

forgery Forgery is a white-collar crime that generally refers to the false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific intent to defraud anyone (other than themself). Tampering with a certain legal instrument may be forbidd ...

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.

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Forgery Act 1830 The Forgery Act 1830 (11 Geo 4 & 1 Will 4 c 66) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It consolidated into one Act all legislation imposing the death penalty for forgery (except for counterfeiting coins). (It did not apply to Scotl ...

(11 Geo 4 & 1 Will 4 c 66) :The

Forgery Act 1837 The Forgery Act 1837 (7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 84) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Acts for the Mitigation of the Criminal Law (chapters 84 to 91) passed during the session 7 Will 4 & 1 Vict. The whole Act was r ...

(7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 84) :The

Forgery Act 1861 The Forgery Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 98) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it then was). It consolidated provisions related to forgery from a number of earlier statutes into a single Act. For the ...

(24 & 25 Vict c 98) :The Forgery Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 58) :The

Forgery Act 1913 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 ...

(3 & 4 Geo 5 c 27) :The

Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 The Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c 45) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which makes it illegal to make fake versions of many things, including legal documents, contracts, audio and visual recordings, and money of the Uni ...

(c 45) :The

Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803 The Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803 (43 Geo 3 c 139) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Prior to its repeal in 2013, it created offences of forgery of foreign instruments in Scotland. Preamble The preamble read: Section 1 ...

(43 Geo 3 c 139) :The

Banknotes Forgery Act 1801 A banknote—also called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a note—is a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued ...

(41 Geo 3 c 57) (repealed by the

, s.30 & Sch., Pt.II) :The Banknotes (Forgery) Act 1805 (45 Geo 3 c 89) (repealed by the

, s.30 & Sch., Pt.II) :The Banknotes Forgery (Scotland) Act 1820 (1 Geo 4 c 92) (repealed by the

, s.30 & Sch., Pt.II) :The Land Tax Certificates Forgery Act 1812 (52 Geo 3 c 143) (repealed by the

) :The

Counterfeit Currency (Convention) Act 1935 To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value tha ...

(25 & 26 Geo 5 c 25) The Forgery Acts The Forgery Acts 1913 and 1935 was the

collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Construction of references to citation with a group ...

of the Forgery Act 1913 and the provisions of the Counterfeit Currency (Convention) Act 1935 which amended that Act.The

, section 6(2)

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