Forgery Act 1870

The Forgery Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 58) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 33(3) of, and part I of schedule 3 to, the Theft Act 1968. This act was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by sections 1 and 2 of, and Part 4 of the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Act 2005.

Section 1 - Short title
This section authorised the citation of this act by its short title.

Section 2 - Construction and extent of Act
This section provided that this act had effect as one act with the Forgery Act 1861, except that this act extended to the United Kingdom.

Section 3 - Forgery of stock certificates etc
This section was repealed by section 20 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Forgery Act 1913.

Section 5 - Engraving plates etc for stock certificates etc
This section was repealed by section 20 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Forgery Act 1913.

Section 6 - Forgery of certificates of transfers of stocks from England to Ireland etc
This section was repealed by section 20 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Forgery Act 1913.

Section 7 - Extension of provisions of Forgery Act to Scotland
This section extended sections 2 and 4, and all provisions relative thereto, of the Forgery Act 1861 and all enactments amending those sections or provisions, or any of them, to Scotland.

Schedule
The schedule read:

The act referred to was the Forgery Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 98) (which did not have a short title when this act was passed).