The Larceny (Advertisements) Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 65) was an Act of the

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. According to its preamble, the purpose of this Act was to discourage vexatious proceedings, at the instance of

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s, against printers and publishers of newspapers, under section 102 of the

Larceny Act 1861 The Larceny Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 96) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it then was). It consolidated provisions related to larceny and similar offences from a number of earlier statutes into ...

. This Act was repealed by section 33(3) of, and Part II of Schedule 3 to, the

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. This Act was retained for the

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b
section 2(2)(a)
of, an

of Schedule 1 to, the

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Section 1 - Short title

This section authorised the citation of this Act, and the

, by their short titles, and by a collective title.

Section 2 - Definition of "newspaper"

This section read:

Section 3 - Limitation of actions for advertisements of reward for return of stolen property

This section read:

Section 4 - Stay of proceedings in action brought before the passing of this Act

This section was repealed by the

Statute Law Revision Act 1883 The Statute Law Revision Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010. The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of ...

(46 & 47 Vict c 39)

References

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, *The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports: The Public General Statutes, 1870. Pages 333 and 334. *

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External links

The Larceny (Advertisements) Act 1870
as originally enacted, from

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