Forgery Act 1913

The Forgery Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo 5 c 27) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
This Act was repealed for England and Wales and Northern Ireland by section 30 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981. It was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by section 3(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001.
Section 1 - Definition of forgery
This section provided a definition of forgery.
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.
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.
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.
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counts were formerly contained in paragraph 18 of the Second Schedule to the Indictments Act 1915 before it was repealed.