The Forgery Act 1837 ( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 84) was an act of the

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that abolished the punishment of the death penalty for all offences of forgery, substituting it for

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or imprisonment. The act was one of the

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( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. cc. 84–91), which reduced the severity of punishments in the

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and abolished the

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for several offences.

Background

In the

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, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Blackstone's ''

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'', published in the late

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, raised questions about the system and structure of the common law and the poor drafting and disorder of the existing statute book. In 1806, the Commission on Public Records passed a resolution requesting the production of a report on the best mode of reducing the volume of the statute book. From 1810 to 1825, ''

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'' was published, providing for the first time the authoritative collection of acts. In 1816, both Houses of Parliament, passed resolutions that an eminent lawyer with 20 clerks be commissioned to make a digest of the statutes, which was declared "very expedient to be done." However, this was never done. In 1812,

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was the last person to be hanged for forgery in England. A public outcry at the harshness of his sentence resulted in the death penalty in

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being reserved for capital crimes, making Booth the last person in England hanged for a non-capital crime. In 1822,

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entered the cabinet as

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and in 1826 introduced a number of reforms to the

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, which became known as Peel's Acts. This included efforts to modernise, consolidate and repeal provisions from a large number of earlier

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, including: *

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and other Offences of Stealing *

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and

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s for the Purpose of Robbery or of

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, and the

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* Malicious Injuries to Property * Remedies against the

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In 1827, several acts were passed for this purpose, territorially limited to

and

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, including: *

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( 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 27), which repealed for

over 140 enactments relating to the

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. * Criminal Law Act 1827 ( 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 28), which modernised the administration of criminal justice. * Larceny Act 1827 ( 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29), which consolidated provisions in the law relating to

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. * Malicious Injuries to Property Act 1827 ( 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30), which consolidated provisions in the law relating to malicious injuries to property. In 1828, parallel bills for

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to Peel's Acts were introduced, becoming: *

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( 9 Geo. 4. 54), which repealed for

over 140 enactments relating to the

. * Criminal Law (Ireland) Act 1828 ( 9 Geo. 4. 54), which modernised the administration of criminal justice. * Larceny (Ireland) Act 1828 ( 9 Geo. 4. c. 55) which consolidated provisions in the law relating to

. *

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( 9 Geo. 4. c. 56), which consolidated provisions in the law relating to malicious injuries to property. In 1828, the

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( 9 Geo. 4. c. 31) was passed, which consolidated provisions in the law relating to

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and repealed for

almost 60 enactments relating to the

. In 1829, the

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( 10 Geo. 4. c. 34) was passed, which consolidated provisions in the law relating to offences against the person and repealed for

almost 60 enactments relating to the

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. In 1828, the

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( 9 Geo. 4. c. 74) was passed, which repealed for

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offences repealed by the

( 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 27) the

(9 Geo. 4. c. 31). In 1830, the Forgery Act 1830 ( 11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. 66) was passed, which consolidated provisions in the law relating to

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and repealed for

over 25 enactments relating to the criminal law. In 1832, the

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( 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 34) was passed, which consolidated provisions in the law relating to the

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ing and

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of coins, repealed for the

almost 50 enactments relating to the criminal law, and abolished the punishment of the

for coinage offences. In 1832, the

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( 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 123) was passed, which abolished the punishment of the death penalty for all offences of

, except for forging wills and certain powers of attorney. In 1837, bills were introduced by the

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, to reduce the severity of punishments in the

and abolish the

for several offences: *

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Passage

Leave to bring in the Forgery Bill was granted to the

, the

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, John Campbell and the

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, Robert Rolfe , on 23 March 1837. The bill had its

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in the

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on 10 April 1837, introduced by

as part of a wider package of acts to reduce the severity of punishment in the criminal justice system. The bill had its

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in the

on 24 April 1837 and was committed to a committee of the whole house. During debate,

expressed concerns about the preparedness of the House to discuss the measures, and the effectiveness of secondary punishments including transpiration and imprisonment. The committee which met on 19 May 1837 and reported on 30 May 1837, with amendments. The report was considered on 27 June 1837, and the amended bill had its

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in the

on 1 July 1837, without amendments. The bill had its

in the

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on 1 July 1837. The bill had its

in the

on 4 July 1837 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, introduced by Thomas Aitchison-Denman, 2nd Baron Denman. The measures in the bill to reduce

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was supported by

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, but the rushed timeline of the bill was criticised. The committee met on 10 July 1837 and reported on 11 July 1837, with amendments. The amended bill had its

in the

on 11 July 1837, with amendments, and passed on 14 July 1837, with amendments. The amended bill was considered and agreed to by the

on 15 July 1837. The bill was granted

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on 17 July 1837.

Provisions

Section 1

Section 1 of the act abolished the death penalty for the offences mentioned in the preamble, including: * Forgery Act 1830 ( 1 Will. 4. c. 66) * Government Annuities Act 1832 ( 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 59) *

( 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 123) * Loans for Jamaica, Trinidad, etc. Act 1832 ( 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 125) * Abolition of Slavery Act 1835 ( 5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 45) * Dominica, etc., Relief Act 1835 ( 5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 51) It provided instead that a person convicted of any of those offences after the passing of the act was liable to be

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for life, or for a term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding four years and not less than two years:

Section 2

Section 2 of the act repealed parts of several earlier acts relating to forgery, providing that a person convicted of any of those offences after the passing of the act was liable to be

for life, or for a term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding four years and not less than two years, including: *

( 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 123) * Criminal Law Act 1833 ( 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 44) * Customs, etc. Act 1833 ( 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 51)

Section 3

Section 3 of the act provided that persons convicted of offences made punishable by imprisonment could be kept to hard labour and solitary confinement.

Section 4

Section 4 of the act provided that the act did not affect the powers conferred by Prisons Act 1835 ( 5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 38) or Gaols Act 1823 ( 4 Geo. 4. c. 64).

Section 5

Section 5 of the act provided that the act was to come into force on 1 October 1837.

Legacy

Subsequent developments

The act was one of the

( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. cc. 84–91), which reduced the severity of punishments in the

and abolished the

for several offences: * Forgery Act 1837 ( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 84) * Offences Against the Person Act 1837 ( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 85) * Burglary Act 1837 ( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 86) * Robbery from the Person Act 1837 ( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 87) *

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( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 88) * Burning of Buildings, etc. Act 1837 ( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 89) * Solitary Confinement Act 1837 ( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 90) * Punishment of Offences Act 1837 ( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 91) At the start of the parliamentary session in 1853,

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announced his intention to the improvement of the statute law and in March 1853, appointed the

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to repeal expired statutes and continue consolidation, with a wider remit that included civil law. The board issued three reports, recommending the creation of a permanent body for statute law reform. In 1854,

appointed the Royal Commission for Consolidating the Statute Law to consolidate existing statutes and enactments of

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. The commission made four reports. Recommendations made by the commission were implemented by the Repeal of Obsolete Statutes Act 1856 ( 19 & 20 Vict. c. 64). On 17 February 1860, the

, Sir Richard Bethell told the

that he had engaged Sir Francis Reilly and A. J. Wood to expurgate the statute book of all acts which, though not expressly repealed, were not in force, working backwards from the present time. In 1861, bills were introduced to consolidate and modernise the

, drafted by Charles Sprengel Greaves across: *

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* Malicious Injuries to Property *

* Coining * Accessories and Abettors In 1861, the Criminal Law Consolidation Acts were passed: *

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( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 94) *

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( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 95) *

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( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96) *

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( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 97) *

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( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98) *

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( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99) *

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( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 100)

Repeal

The act was partially repealed by the

( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 95), specifically: The act was partially repealed by the

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( 37 & 38 Vict. c. 35), specifically: The act was wholly repealed by section 39 of, and schedule 2 to, the Government Annuities Act 1929 ( 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 29).

Notes

References

*John Frederick Archbold. "1 Victoria, c. 84". The Recent Criminal Statutes, (1 Victoria, cc. 84 to 91,) with Forms of Indictments, Notes and Index. Shaw & Sons. Fetter Lane, London. 1837. Page
1
to 16. *Richard Matthews. "Forgery". The Criminal Law as altered by various Statutes of Will. IV. and 1 Victoria. Alphabetically Arranged. Comprising the New Statutes, New Forms of Indictment, the Evidence necessary to support them, the Punishment in each Case, and an Index. Saunders and Benning. Fleet Street, London. 1837. Page
86
to 97. See also "Forgery - Abolishing Death in" at pages 209 to 215, and "Punishment" at page 168. *"The Forgery Act, 1837". Halsbury's Statutes of England. First Edition. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Bell Yard, Temple Bar, London. 1929. Volume 4

Page 460. *William Newland Welsby and Edward Beavan. Chitty's Collection of Statutes. Second Edition. S Sweet. London. Hodges and Smith. Dublin. 1851. Volume 2. Title "Criminal Law". Subtitle "Forgery and False Personation". Page
241
to 243. *John Tidd Pratt. A Collection of the Public General Statutes passed in the last Session (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vic.) as far as relates to the Office of a Justice of the Peace and to parochial matters, in England and Wales, with Notes, References, and an Index. Shaw & Sons. Fetter Lane, London. 1837. Page
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to 125. *"Abstract of Public General Statutes" (1837) 18 The Law Magazin
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