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- The Forgery Act 1837 (7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 84) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the (chapters 84 to 91) passed during the session 7 Will 4 & 1 Vict. The whole Act was repealed in the United Kingdom by section 36(1) of, and Part I of the Second Schedule to, the . This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2 of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007. It is still in force in that country. This Act was adopted in New South Wales by section 1 of the Act 9 Victoria No 3. Sections 1 to 3 of this Act were partly repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Act 24 & 25 Vict c 95. Sections 1 to 3 of this Act were partly repealed as to New Zealand by section 2 of, and Schedule A to, the (31 Vict No 8), and by section 3 of, and the First Part of the Schedule to, the (42 Vict No 28). So much of this Act as related to the punishment of offences formerly punishable under the Acts 11 Geo 4 & 1 Will 4 c 66, 5 & 6 Will 4 c 45, or 3 & 4 Will 4 c 51, was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict c 35). Except as to Scotland, so much of this Act as related to the punishment of offences formerly punishable under the Acts 2 & 3 Will 4 c 123, or 3 & 4 Will 4 c 44, was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1874. Section 32 of the Act 2 & 3 Vict c 97 (1839) and section 26 of the Act 5 Vict c 8 (1841) provided that persons guilty of felony under those sections were liable to be punished under the provisions of the Forgery Act 1837. The Forgery Act 1837 from "Be it therefore" to "of the same that" was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict c 19). As to the alternative punishment of imprisonment, this Act was superseded by the . As to the duration of solitary confinement, this Act was superseded by the Act 7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 90. (en)
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- The Forgery Act 1837 (7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 84) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the (chapters 84 to 91) passed during the session 7 Will 4 & 1 Vict. The whole Act was repealed in the United Kingdom by section 36(1) of, and Part I of the Second Schedule to, the . This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2 of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007. It is still in force in that country. This Act was adopted in New South Wales by section 1 of the Act 9 Victoria No 3. (en)