Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, the Vagrancy Act, 1898, and the Immoral Traffic (Scotland) Act, 1902. |
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| Citation | 2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 20 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 13 December 1912 |
| Commencement | 13 December 1912[b] |
| Repealed |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912 (2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 20) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that extended provisions of the 1824 act to Scotland and Ireland and widened the scope of the original bill. The Amendment act is also known as the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1912; and the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885.[1]
Provisions
The act introduced a number of new amendments including:[1]
- Any male could now be whipped in private as a punishment. The court would decide on the instrument used and how many strokes would be administered.
- The 'person in charge' of brothels was now liable to charges, not just the 'occupier'.[2]
- Arresting any man who would aid or abet a prostitute.
Application
The act would not apply to criminal proceedings triggered before the act came into effect.[3]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 51 of, and the fourth schedule to, the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 69), which came into force on 1 January 1957.[4]
The whole act was repealed for Scotland by section 21(2) of, and schedule 2 to, the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976, which came into force on 15 December 1976.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Section 9.
- ↑ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- 1 2 Book (eISB), electronic Irish Statute. "electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)". www.irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ↑ "Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912". vLex. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ↑ Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912 : 2 & 3 Geo.5 : C.20 : An Act to Amend the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, the Vagrancy Act 1898 and the Immoral Traffic (Scotland) Act 1902. London]: [printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode for Rowland Bailey, the King's Printer of Acts of Parliament], 1912. Print.
- ↑ "Sexual Offences Act 1956", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/4-5 c. 69
- ↑ "Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1976 c. 67
External links
- Text of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.