http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/146Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994An Act to make further provision in relation to criminal justice (including employment in the prison service); to amend or extend the criminal law and powers for preventing crime and enforcing that law; to amend the Video Recordings Act 1984; and for purposes connected with those purposes.1994-11-03texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-07Expert Participation2026-04-07
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994s. 51(10)(a) (ia)Criminal Justice Act 2003Sch. 36 para. 11(3)s. 336(3) (4)
Part XI Sexual Offences Homosexuality Extension of Sexual Offences Act 1967 to the armed forces and merchant navy.1461Section 1(5) of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 (homosexual acts in the armed forces) is repealed.2In section 80 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980—asubsection (5) (homosexual acts in the armed forces) shall cease to have effect;bin subsection (7)—iafter paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the word “
or
”; andiiparagraph (d) (homosexual acts on merchant ships) and the word “; or” immediately preceding that paragraph shall cease to have effect; andcsubsection (8) (interpretation) shall cease to have effect.3Section 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 (homosexual acts on merchant ships) is repealed.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 146(1)(3) extends to England and Wales; s. 146(2) extends to Scotland only; s. 146(4) extends to England and Wales and Scotland see s. 172(7)(8)(13)1980 c. 62. 1967 c. 60. S. 146(4) omitted (27.4.2017) by virtue of Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017 (c. 26), ss. 1, 2(1)