The Forgery Act 1870 ( 33 & 34 Vict. c. 58) is an act of the

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. The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 33(3) of, and part I of schedule 3 to, the

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. This act was repealed for the

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by sections 1 and 2 of, an
Part 4
of the schedule to, the

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Section 1 - Short title

Section 1 of the act authorised the citation of this act by its

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Section 2 - Construction and extent of act

Section 2 of the act provided that this act had effect as one act with 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) that consolidated provisions related to forgery from a number of earlier statutes into a single act. For ...

, except that this act extended to the United Kingdom.

Section 3 - Forgery of stock certificates etc

Section 3 of the act was repealed by section 20 of, and part I of the schedule to, the

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Section 4 - Personation of owners of stock

Section 4 of the act provided that:

Section 5 - Engraving plates etc for stock certificates etc

Section 5 of the act was repealed by section 20 of, and part I of the schedule to, the

Section 6 - Forgery of certificates of transfers of stocks from England to Ireland etc

Section 6 of the act was repealed by section 20 of, and part I of the schedule to, the

Section 7 - Extension of provisions of Forgery Act to Scotland

Section 7 of the act extended sections 2 and 4, and all provisions relative thereto, of the

and all enactments amending those sections or provisions, or any of them, to

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Section 8 - Alteration as to Scotland

Section 8 of the act provided that:

Schedule

The schedule to the act read: The act referred to was the

( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98) (which did not have a

when this act was passed).

Notes

References

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, *The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports: The Public General Statutes, 1870. Pages 308 to 310.

External links

The Forgery Act 1870
as originally enacted, from

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