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Larceny (Advertisements) Act 1870

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 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 96).

Provisions

Section 1 - Short title

Section 1 of the act authorised the citation of the act, and the Larceny Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 96), by their short titles, and by a collective title.

Section 2 - Definition of "newspaper"

Section 2 of the act provide that:

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

Section 4 of the act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 39).

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed for England and Wales and Scotland by section 33(3) of, and part II of schedule 3 to, the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60), which came into force on 1 January 1969.

The whole act was repealed for Northern Ireland by section 31(2) of, and part I of schedule 3 to, the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16), which came into force on 1 August 1969.

The 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.

See also

Notes

References

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

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