# Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803 (repealed)

43 Geo. 3 c. 139 · enacted 11 August 1803 · revised to 31 January 2013

An Act for preventing the forging and counterfeiting of Foreign Bills of Exchange, and of Foreign Promissory Notes and Orders for the Payment of Money; and for preventing the counterfeiting of Foreign Copper Money.

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## Introductory text

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## 1 Persons forging, &c., foreign bills of exchange, &c. or tendering the same in payment, guilty of felony, and liable to be transported.

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## 2 Persons engraving plates for foreign bills of exchange, &c., or printing them, without lawful authority, to be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour. Act not to alter any law in force for the punishment of forgery.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo3/43/139 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/forgery-of-foreign-bills-act-1803-repealed
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