Citation 2&3 Will.4 c. 123 Royal assent 16 August 1832 | Commencement 16 August 1832 | |
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Long title An Act for abolishing the Punishment of Death in certain Cases of Forgery | ||
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, except for forging wills and certain powers of attorney. (The exception was abolished in 1837.)
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