Forgery Act (with its variations) is a stock
short title
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used for
legislation
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in the
United Kingdom
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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 forbi ...
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 Scot ...
(11 Geo 4 & 1 Will 4 c 66)
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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 re ...
(7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 84)
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Forgery Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 98)
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Forgery Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 58)
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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)
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