Larceny (Advertisements) Act 1870 Explained

Short Title:	Larceny (Advertisements) Act 1870^[1]
Type:	Act
Parliament:	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:	An Act to amend the Law relating to Advertisements respecting Stolen Goods.
Year:	1870
Citation:	33 & 34 Vict. c. 65
Royal Assent:	9 August 1870
Commencement:	9 August 1870^[2]
Amendments:	Statute Law Revision Act 1883
Repealing Legislation:	Theft Act 1968
Status:	Repealed
Original Text:	https://books.google.com/books?id=wEgvAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA333

The Larceny (Advertisements) Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 65) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. According to its preamble, the purpose of this Act was to discourage vexatious proceedings, at the instance of common informers, against printers and publishers of newspapers, under section 102 of the Larceny Act 1861.

This Act was repealed by section 33(3) of, and Part II of Schedule 3 to, the Theft Act 1968.

This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a) of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.

Section 1 - Short title

This section authorised the citation of this Act, and the Larceny Act 1861, by their short titles, and by a collective title.

Section 2 - Definition of "newspaper"

This section read:

Section 3 - Limitation of actions for advertisements of reward for return of stolen property

This section read:

Section 4 - Stay of proceedings in action brought before the passing of this Act

This section was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 39)

References

Halsbury's Statutes,
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports: The Public General Statutes, 1870. Pages 333 and 334.
Hansard,

External links

The Larceny (Advertisements) Act 1870, as originally enacted, from Google Books.
List of repeals and amendments in the Republic of Ireland from the Irish Statute Book

Notes and References

The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of this Act. Due to the repeal of this Act, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
This Act came into force on the date on which it received royal assent because no other date was specified: The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793