The Forgery Act 1913 was an Act

Act of Parliament

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 of the Parliament

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 of the United Kingdom

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This Act was repealed for England and Wales

England and Wales

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 and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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 by section 30 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

The Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Forgery Act 1913, the Coinage Offences Act 1936 and parts of the Forgery Act 1861...

. It was repealed for the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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 by section 3(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001

The Criminal Justice Act, 2001 updates and consolidates the law relating to dishonesty and fraud in the Republic of Ireland.The main sections of the statute include:*Theft and Related Offences...

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Section 1 - Definition of forgery

This section provided a definition of forgery

Forgery

Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. Copies, studio replicas, and reproductions are not considered forgeries, though they may later become forgeries through knowing and willful misrepresentations. Forging money or...

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Section 2 - Forgery of certain documents with intent to defraud

As to the mode of trial of offences under section 2(2)(a) in England and Wales, see sections 16(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 13(a) of Schedule 2 to, and paragraph 15(a) of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1977

Criminal Law Act 1977

The Criminal Law Act 1977 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Most of it only applies to England and Wales. It is mainly significant because it defines the offence of conspiracy in English law...

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Section 3 - Forgery of certain documents with intent to defraud or deceive

Section 4 - Forgery of other documents with intent to defraud or to deceive a misdemeanour

As to the mode of trial of offences under this section in England and Wales, see section 16(3) of, and paragraph 15(b) of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1977

Criminal Law Act 1977

The Criminal Law Act 1977 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Most of it only applies to England and Wales. It is mainly significant because it defines the offence of conspiracy in English law...

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Section 5 - Forgery of seals and dies

Section 6 - Uttering

Section 7 - Demanding property on forged documents etc

As to the mode of trial of offences under section 7(a) in England and Wales, see sections 16(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 13(b) of Schedule 2 to, and paragraph 15(c) of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1977

Criminal Law Act 1977

The Criminal Law Act 1977 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Most of it only applies to England and Wales. It is mainly significant because it defines the offence of conspiracy in English law...

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Section 8 - Possession of forged documents, seals and dies

Section 9 - Making or having in possession paper or implements for forgery

Section 10 - Purchasing or having in possession certain paper before it has been duly stamped and issued

Section 11 - Accessories and abettors

Section 12 - Punishments

Section 13 - Jurisdiction of quarter sessions in England

Section 14 - Venue

Section 15 - Criminal possession

Section 16 - Search warrants

Section 17 - Form of indictment and proof of intent

Section 18 - Interpretation

Section 19 - Savings

Section 20 - Repeals

Section 21 - Extent

Section 22 - Short title and commencement

Schedule

Indictments for ss. 2 and 6

The following specimen counts were formerly contained in paragraph 18 of the Second Schedule to the Indictments Act 1915

Indictments Act 1915

The Indictments Act 1915 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made significant changes to the law relating to indictments. The law relating to indictments evolved during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and became lengthy, confusing and highly technical to the point...

 before it was repealed.

External links

• The Forgery Act 1913, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• List of repeals and amendments in the Republic of Ireland from the Irish Statute Book