16Abolition of certain offences, and other repeals.

(1)

The following offences are hereby abolished, namely—

(a)

any distinct offence under the common law of maintenance (including champerty, but not embracery), challenging to fight, eavesdropping or being a common barrator, a common scold or a common night walker;

(b)

any offence under an enactment mentioned in Schedule 4 to the extent to which the offence depends on any section or part of a section included in column 3 of that Schedule.

Subs. (2), with Schedule 4, effects repeals