An Act to make fresh provision for England and Wales and Northern Ireland with respect to forgery and kindred offences; to make fresh provision for Great Britain and Northern Ireland with respect to the counterfeiting of notes and coins and kindred offences; to amend the penalties for offences under section 63 of the Post Office Act 1953; and for connected purposes.
Citation
1981 c. 45
Dates
Royal assent
27 July 1981
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Forgery Act 1913
Bank Notes Forgery Act 1801
Bank Notes (Forgery) Act 1805
Bank Notes Forgery (Scotland) Act 1820
Coinage Offences Act 1936
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which makes it illegal to make fake versions of many things, including legal documents, contracts, audio and visual recordings, and money of the United Kingdom and certain protected coins.[2] It replaces the Forgery Act 1913, the Coinage Offences Act 1936 and parts of the Forgery Act 1861. It implements[3] recommendations made by the Law Commission in their report on forgery and counterfeit currency.[4]
^The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 34 of this Act.
^Glazebrook, Peter, ed. (2013) [1989]. Blackstone's Statutes on Criminal Law 2013-2014. Blackstone's Statutes (23rd ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 93–98. ISBN 978-0199678549.
^Hansard (House of Commons), 19 June 1981, col 1292, Norman Miscampbell.
^The Law Commission. Criminal Law: Report on Forgery and Counterfeit Currency. (Law Com 55). 17 July 1973.
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