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60(1)Section 2 of the Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 (restriction on institution of proceedings for a fatal offence) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)For subsection (3)(b) (but not the “or” following it) substitute—
“(b)an offence under section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 (offence of encouraging or assisting suicide) in connection with the death of a person,”.
(3)In subsection (5) after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)the reference in subsection (3)(b) to section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 is to be read as a reference to section 13(1) of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, and”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 21 para. 60 in force at 1.2.2010 by S.I. 2010/145, art. 2(2), Sch. para. 25(a)