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FORGERY ACT 1861 - SECT 34

Acknowledging recognizance, bail, &c. in the name of another.

34. Whosoever, without lawful authority or excuse (the proof whereof shall lie
on the party accused), shall in the name of any other person acknowledge any
recognizance or bail, ..., or any deed or other instrument, before any court,
judge, or other person lawfully authorized in that behalf, shall be guilty of
felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable ... to be kept in penal
servitude for any term not exceeding seven years ....

S.35 rep. by 1913 c.27 (3 & 4 Geo.5) s.20 sch. Pt.I

As to forging registers of births, marriages, and deaths:


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