Forgery Act 1913

Forgery Act 1913
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to consolidate, simplify, and amend the Law-relating to Forgery and kindred Offences.
Citation3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 27
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent15 August 1913
Commencement1 January 1914
Repealed27 October 1981
Other legislation
Amends
Repealed byForgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Forgery Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 27) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provided a definition of forgery and created several offences of forgery and uttering, while repealing numerous other offences of forgery, thereby consolidating the law of forgery. It did not extend to Scotland.