The Forgery Act 1913 ( 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 27) was an Act of the

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. It provided a definition of

forgery Forgery is a white-collar crime that generally consists of the false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific mens rea, intent to wikt:defraud#English, defraud. Tampering with a certain legal instrument may be fo ...

and created several offences of forgery and

uttering Uttering is a crime involving a person with the intent to defraud that knowingly sells, publishes or passes a forged or counterfeited document. More specifically, forgery creates a falsified document and uttering is the act of knowingly passing on ...

, while repealing numerous other offences of forgery, thereby consolidating the law of forgery. It did not extend to Scotland. This Act was repealed for

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and

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by section 30 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, 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 U ...

. It was repealed in the

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b
section 3(1)
of, an
Schedule 1
to, the

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 The Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001 (No. 50 of 2001) updates and consolidates the law relating to dishonesty and fraud in Ireland. The main sections of the statute include: * Theft and Related Offences *Making gain or caus ...

Sample indictments

The following specimen counts were formerly contained in paragraph 18 of th
Second Schedule
to the

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before it was repealed.

References

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The Forgery Act 1913
as originally enacted from the

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. *List of repeals and amendments in the Republic of Ireland from th
Irish Statute Book
{{Authority control United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1913 Forgery in the United Kingdom

Sample indictments

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