Editing Forgery (section)

===Republic of Ireland===
In the [[Republic of Ireland]], forgery is an offence under section 25(1) of the [[Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001]] which provides:

{{Blockquote|A person is guilty of forgery if he or she makes a false instrument with the intention that it shall be used to induce another person to accept it as genuine and, by reason of so accepting it, to do some act, or to make some omission, to the prejudice of that person or any other person.<ref>[[Irish Statute Book]]. [https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/act/50/section/25/enacted/en/html Digitised copy of section 25] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113212051/https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/act/50/section/25/enacted/en/html |date=2022-11-13 }}.</ref>}}

A person guilty of forgery is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or to a fine, or to both.<ref>The [[Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001]], section 25(2)</ref>

Any offence at common law of forgery is abolished. The abolition of a common law offence of forgery does not affect proceedings for any such offence committed before its abolition.<ref>The Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, [https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/act/50/section/3/enacted/en/html sections 3(2) and (3)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113212049/https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/act/50/section/3/enacted/en/html |date=2022-11-13 }}</ref>

Except as regards offences committed before the commencement of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 and except where the context otherwise requires, without prejudice to section 65(4)(a) of that Act, references to forgery must be construed in accordance with the provisions of that Act.<ref>The Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, [https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/act/50/section/65/enacted/en/html section 65(4)(b)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113212050/https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/act/50/section/65/enacted/en/html |date=2022-11-13 }}</ref>