Counterfeiting Coin Act 1797
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An act to prevent the counterfeiting any copper coin in this realm made, or to be made, current by proclamation, or any foreign gold or silver coin; and to prevent the bringing into this realm, or uttering, any counterfeit foreign gold or silver coin. |
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| Citation | 37 Geo. 3. c. 126 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 19 July 1797 |
| Commencement | 19 July 1797 |
| Repealed | 1 November 1861 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Counterfeiting Coin Act 1741 |
| Amended by | Coinage Offences Act 1832 |
| Repealed by | Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1861 |
| Relates to | Counterfeiting of Copper Coin Act 1771 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Counterfeiting Coin Act 1797 (37 Geo. 3. c. 126) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which made it high treason to counterfeit copper coins. The Counterfeiting Coin Act 1741 (15 Geo. 2 c. 28) had already made it treason to counterfeit some copper coins, namely halfpennies and farthings, but counterfeiting other copper coins was only a misdemeanour. On 19 July 1797 Parliament extended the scope of that act to cover all coins made of copper. The acts are now repealed.
The long title of the act was "An act to prevent the counterfeiting any copper coin in this realm made, or to be made, current by proclamation, or any foreign gold or silver coin; and to prevent the bringing into this realm, or uttering, any counterfeit foreign gold or silver coin."