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Suicide Act 1961
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Sections 2 & 3.
FIRST SCHEDULEU.K. Adaptation of Enactments Relating to Murder or Manslaughter
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of Sch. 1 Pt. II is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as indicated, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Part IE+W Amendments Limited to England and Wales
| Enactment and subject matter | Amendment |
|---|---|
| . . . F1 | |
| The Children and Young Persons Act, 1933— | |
| First Schedule (Offences to which special provisions of the Act apply). | The reference to the murder or manslaughter of a child or young person shall apply also to aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the suicide of a child or young person. |
Textual Amendments
F1Entry repealed by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 13
Part IIU.K. Amendments not Limited to England and Wales.
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C2The text of Sch. 1 Pt. II is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as indicated, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
| Enactment and subject matter. | Amendment. |
|---|---|
| . . . F2 | The list of crimes shall include aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring suicide. |
| The Visiting Forces Act, 1952— | |
| Section seven (Effect on coroners’ duties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland of certain proceedings for homicide). | The definition of “homicide” in subsection 96) shall have effect as if after the references to murder, manslaughter and infanticide there were inserted a reference to aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring suicide. |
| Paragraph 1 of the Schedule (Offences not triable by courts of England, Wales or Northern Ireland in the cases provided for by section three of the Act). | In sub-paragraph (a) (which provides that murder and certain other offences are to be comprised in the expression “offences against the person”) after the word “assault” there shall be inserted the words “and any offence of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring suicide or an attempt to commit suicide”. |
| The Army Act, 1955— | |
| Subsections (4) and (5) of section seventy (Exclusion of court-martial jurisdiction over certain offences committed in the United Kingdom). | At the end of subsection (4) there shall be added the words— “In this and the following subsection the references to murder shall apply also to aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring suicide”. |
| The Air Force Act, 1955— | |
| Subsections (4) and (5) of section seventy (Exclusion of court-martial jurisdiction over certain offences committed in the United Kingdom). | At the end of subsection (4) there shall be added the following words— “In this and the following subsection the references to murder shall apply also to aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring suicide”. |
| The Naval Discipline Act, 1957— | |
| Subsection (2) of section forty-eight (Exclusion of court-martial jurisdiction over certain offences committed in the United kingdom). | At the end of the subsection there shall be added the words— “In this subsection the references to murder shall apply also to aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring suicide”. |
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 1 Pt. II entry relating to Extradition Act 1870 repealed by Extradition Act 1989 (c. 33, SIF 48), s. 37, Sch. 2
F3F3SECOND SCHEDULEU.K.
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Textual Amendments
F3S. 3(2), Sch. 2 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
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