The Forgery Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 58) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 33(3) of, and part I of schedule 3 to, the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60), which came into force on 1 January 1969..
This act was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by sections 1 and 2 of, and part 4 of the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Act 2005.
Section 1 of the act authorised the citation of this act by its short title.
Section 2 of the act provided that this act had effect as one act with the Forgery Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 98), except that this act extended to the United Kingdom.
Section 3 of the act was repealed by section 20 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Forgery Act 1913.
Section 4 of the act provided that:
Section 5 of the act was repealed by section 20 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Forgery Act 1913.
Section 6 of the act was repealed by section 20 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Forgery Act 1913.
Section 7 of the act extended sections 2 and 4, and all provisions relative thereto, of the Forgery Act 1861 and all enactments amending those sections or provisions, or any of them, to Scotland.
Section 8 of the act provided that:
The schedule to the act read:
The act referred to was the Forgery Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 98) (which did not have a short title when this act was passed).