Criminal Law Amendment Act
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Criminal Law Amendment Act (with its many variations) is a stock short title
used for legislation in the United Kingdom
, the Republic of Ireland
, Canada
, India
and South Africa
which amends the criminal law (including both substantive and procedural aspects of that law). It tends to be used for Acts that do not have a single cohesive subject matter.
The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Criminal Law Amendment Bill during its passage through Parliament
.
Criminal Law Amendment Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which amends the criminal law. In the United Kingdom
, it is a term of art.
See also Criminal Justice Act
and Criminal Law Act
.
The Criminal Law Amendment Acts 1885 to 1912 means the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
and the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912.
The Criminal Law Amendment Acts (Northern Ireland)
Criminal Law (Amendment) Order
An Orders in Council with this title has been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
and the imposition of direct rule
. This orders is considered to be primary legislation
.
Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used for legislation in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
which amends the criminal law (including both substantive and procedural aspects of that law). It tends to be used for Acts that do not have a single cohesive subject matter.
The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Criminal Law Amendment Bill during its passage through Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
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Criminal Law Amendment Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which amends the criminal law. In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, it is a term of art.
See also Criminal Justice Act
Criminal Justice Act
Criminal Justice Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Canada relating to the criminal law...
and Criminal Law Act
Criminal Law Act
Criminal Law Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Republic of Singapore relating to the criminal law...
.
United Kingdom
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c.35)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1871Criminal Law Amendment Act 1871The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1871 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed by W. E. Gladstone's Liberal Government...
(34 & 35 Vict. c.32) - The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 , or "An Act to make further provision for the Protection of Women and Girls, the suppression of brothels, and other purposes", was the latest in a 25-year series of legislation in the United Kingdom beginning with the Offences against the Person Act 1861 that...
(48 & 49 Vict. c.69): an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which raised the age of consent, delineated the penalties for sexual offences against women and minors and strengthened existing legislation against brothels. - The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912 (2 & 3 Geo.5 c.20) (repealed for England and Wales by the Sexual Offences Act 1956Sexual Offences Act 1956The Sexual Offences Act 1956 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated the English criminal law relating to sexual offences between 1957 and 2004. It was mostly repealed by the Sexual Offences Act 2003 which replaced it, but sections 33 to 37 still survive. The 2003 Act...
, s.51 & Sch.4; and for Scotland by the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976, s.21(2) & Sch.2)
The Criminal Law Amendment Acts 1885 to 1912 means the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 , or "An Act to make further provision for the Protection of Women and Girls, the suppression of brothels, and other purposes", was the latest in a 25-year series of legislation in the United Kingdom beginning with the Offences against the Person Act 1861 that...
and the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912.
Northern Ireland
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 (c.8) (N.I.)
- The Criminal Law and Prevention of Crime (Amendment) Act 1930 (c.3) (N.I.)
The Criminal Law Amendment Acts (Northern Ireland)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Acts (Northern Ireland) 1885 to 1923 means the Criminal Law Amendment Acts 1885 to 1912 and the Criminal Law Amendment Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 (to the extent to which they apply to Northern Ireland).
- The Criminal Law Amendment Acts (Northern Ireland) 1885 to 1930 means the Criminal Law Amendment Acts (Northern Ireland) 1885 to 1923, and section one of the Criminal Law and Prevention of Crime (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1930.
Criminal Law (Amendment) Order
An Orders in Council with this title has been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...
and the imposition of direct rule
Direct Rule
Direct rule was the term given, during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, to the administration of Northern Ireland directly from Westminster, seat of United Kingdom government...
. This orders is considered to be primary legislation
Primary legislation
Primary legislation is law made by the legislative branch of government. This contrasts with secondary legislation, which is usually made by the executive branch...
.
- The Criminal Law (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1249 (N.I. 16))
Canada
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968-69Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968-69The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968-69 was an omnibus bill that introduced major changes to the Criminal Code of Canada. It was introduced as Bill C-150 by then Minister of Justice Pierre Trudeau in the second session of the 27th Canadian Parliament on December 21, 1967...
(S.C. 1968-69, c. 38): an Act of Parliament of Canada whose provisions included, among other things, the decriminalization of homosexual acts between consenting adults, the legalization of contraception, abortion and lotteries, new gun ownership restrictions... - The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2001 (2002, c.13) http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/ShowTdm/an/2002_13///en
India
- From List of Indian Federal Legislation
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1932 (No.32)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1938 (No.20)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1961 (No.23)
South Africa
- The Riotous Assemblies and Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1914 (No. 27 of 1914)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1953 (No. 8 of 1953)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1959 (No. 16 of 1959)
- The Criminal Law Further Amendment Act, 1959 (No. 75 of 1959)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1983 (No. 59 of 1983)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1988 (No. 1 of 1988)
- The Criminal Law and the Criminal Procedure Act Amendment Act, 1989 (No. 39 of 1989)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1990 (No. 107 of 1990)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1991 (No. 135 of 1991)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1992 (No. 4 of 1992)
- The Criminal Law Second Amendment Act, 1992 (No. 126 of 1992)
- The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997 is an act of the Parliament of South Africa which dealt with the consequences of the Constitutional Court's ruling in S v Makwanyane in which capital punishment was declared to be unconstitutional...
(No. 105 of 1997) - The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2007 is a South African Act of Parliament which comprehensively revised and codified the law relating to sex offences...
(No. 32 of 2007) - The Criminal Law (Sentencing) Amendment Act, 2007 (No. 38 of 2007)
- The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, 2010 (No. 6 of 2010)