Larceny (Advertisements) Act 1870  The Larceny (Advertisements) Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 65) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. According to its preamble, the purpose of this Act was to discourage vexatious proceedings, at the instance of common informers, against printers and publishers of newspapers, under section 102 of the Larceny Act 1861. This Act was repealed by section 33(3) of, and Part II of Schedule 3 to, the Theft Act 1968. This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a) of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007. This section authorised the citation of this Act, and the Larceny Act 1861, by their short titles, and by a collective title. This section read:  This section read:  This section was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 39)