Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Long Title: | An Act for abolishing the Punishment of Death in certain Cases of Forgery. |
Year: | 1832 |
Statute Book Chapter: | 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 123 |
Territorial Extent: | United Kingdom |
Royal Assent: | 16 August 1832 |
Commencement: | 16 August 1832 |
Amendments: | Forgery Act 1837 |
Status: | Repealed |
The Forgery, Abolition of Punishment of Death Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 123) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It abolished the death penalty for all offences of forgery,[1] except for forging wills and certain powers of attorney.[2] (The exception was abolished in 1837.[3])