Part I, Section 1 · Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

1The offence of forgery.#

A person is guilty of forgery if he makes a false instrument, with the intention that he or another shall use it to induce somebody to accept it as genuine, and by reason of so accepting it to do or not to do some act to his own or any other person’s prejudice.

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Defined terms · 12

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British coin
means any coin which is legal tender in any part of the United Kingdom;
British currency note
means any note which— (a) has been lawfully issued in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland;
conversion
means the conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage under section 9 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and regulations made under that section.
currency note
means— (a) any note which— (i) has been lawfully issued in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland;
forges
means forges within the meaning of the Forgery Act, 1913.” there shall be substituted the words “ “forges” means makes a false document or other thing in order that it may be used as genuine.”
imitation British coin
means any thing which resembles a British coin in shape, size and the substance of which it is made.
Inland Revenue stamp
means a stamp as defined in section 27 of the Stamp Duties Management Act 1891.
instrument
means—
loss
includes not getting what one might get as well as parting with what one has.
postal operator
has the meaning given by section 27 of the Postal Services Act 2011.
protected coin
means any coin which— (a) is customarily used as money in any country;
share certificate
means an instrument entitling or evidencing the title of a person to a share or interest—