Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 325k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. The corporate laws amendment act claa was signed into law by the president in april this year but until now its commencement date was uncertain. Hansard 18032005 acts c criminal law amendment act 1885 other acts called criminal law amendment act section mentions house date. In practice, the law was used broadly to prosecute male homosexuals where actual sodomy meaning, in.
Courts of law amendment act 7 of 2017 english afrikaans. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. An act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes assented to 30 june 2006 the parliament of australia enacts. Pluralities acts amendment act 1885 1885 chapter 54 48 and 49 vict. The merged states laws act 1949 bare acts at, a website for indian laws and bareacts, legal advice and law documents in india. List of mentions of the criminal law amendment act 1885 in parliament in the period 1803 to 2005. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Ministry means the ministry charged with the administration of affairs related to prison services.
The acts of parliament from 1808 an evolution of mental. The criminal law amendment act, 1932 indian kanoon. The acts of parliament from 1808 an evolution of mental health law. The ada amendments act of 2008 is an act that was brought up in regards to discrimination of disabled individuals. This act may be called the negotiable instruments act, 1881. Statutes amendment and repeal national competition policy. An act to make further provision for the protection of women and girls, the suppression of brothels, and other purposes. This gaette is also availale free online at a 2 no. Criminal law amendment act united kingdom 1885 britannica. It was passed on the same day as the trade union act 1871. Section 11 of the criminal law amendment act 1885, commonly known as the labouchere amendment, made gross indecency a crime in the united kingdom. The corporate laws amendment act claa was signed into law by the president in april this. It requests that for cases regarding disabilities, the court system should look at whether or not discrimination is occurring and not the level of disability of the individual.
In practice, the law was used broadly to prosecute male homosexuals where actual sodomy meaning, in this context, anal intercourse could not be proven. Due to the ambiguity in the legislation about what constituted a homosexual act, men who engaged in any homosexual activity were very easily. It also highlighted the power of the press to define what is unacceptable to society. Criminal law sexual offences and related matters amendment. Criminal law amendment act, 1885 irish statute book. Jul 05, 2014 the criminal law amendment act, 1908 1. Be it enacted by parliament in the twelfth year of the republic of india as follows. It amended the prevention of crimes act 1871, and provided that any person convicted of obstructing a constable or peace officer in the execution of their duty was guilty of a criminal offence against that act. Section 1 fines amendment act 1998 no 35 the legislature of new south wales enacts. The omalley archives is the product of almost two decades of research and includes analyses, chronologies, historical documents, and interviews from the apartheid and postapartheid eras. Statute law amendment act 2007 no 3 page 5 authorised by the act parliamentary counselalso accessible at. Words underlined with a solid line indicate insertions in. Whereas it is expedient to supplement the criminal law and to that end to amend the indian press emergency powers act, 1931 23 of 1931, and further to amend 1 the indian criminal law amendment act, 1908 14 of 1908, for the purposes hereinafter appearing. Criminal law amendment act with its many variations is a stock short title used for legislation in the united kingdom, the republic of ireland, canada, india, pakistan and south africa which amends the criminal law including both substantive and procedural aspects of that law.
Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or is a party to the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two. Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing enactments. Constitution act amendment act 1934 an act to amend the constitution of queensland by providing that a legislative council or other similar legislat ive body shall not be restored, constituted, or established, and that the duration of the legislative assembly as now by law provided shall not be extended unless or until a referendum of the. Section 11 of this piece of legislation the criminal law amendment act 1885 was used to send oscar wilde to prison in 1895, for committing acts of gross indecency with male persons.
It removed the restriction on the jurisdication on citizeship law to the effect that citizenship rights only applied within the jurisdiction of the free state. This act may be called the criminal law amendment act, 1961. The criminal law sexual offences and related matters amendment act, 2007 act no. The criminal law amendment act, 1885 the british library. It also expanded the range of offences, expanded services for victims and created a national register of. Stead was found guilty and was imprisoned for three months in holloway gaol. The french version of the registered dietitians act is amended by making the grammatical modifications required as a consequence of the amendments to that act made by section 9 of the statute law amendment act 1988, being chapter of the statutes of manitoba, 198889. William edward hartpole lecky described the acts implications. The criminal law amendment act, 1908 an act to provide for the more speedy trial of certain offences, and for the prohibition of associations dangerous to the public peace. The criminal law amendment act, 1961 indian kanoon.
Xiv of 1908 11 th december, 1908 an act to provide for the more speedy trial of certain offences, and for the prohibition of associations dangerous to the public peace. Section 60 of the principal act is amended a in subsection 3, by deleting paragraph c and substituting for it the following. Stead, the famous practitioner of the new journalism, drowned in the sinking of the titanic. The corporate laws amendment act, act no 24 of 2006, the act was promulgated in its entirety without amendment on 14 december 2007. This gaette is also availale free online at a 4 no. This act may be cited as the criminal law amendment act, 1885. An act to make firther provision foi the protection of a. This act may be cited as the criminal legislation amendment act commencement proclamation. As a result of the publicity that the armstrong case generated, parliament in 1885 passed the criminal law amendment act that raised the age of consent from thirteen to sixteen, strengthened existing legislation against prostitution and proscribed all homosexual relations. If immediately before the commencement of this act there is in force in any of the new provinces or merged states an act, ordinance, regulation or other law corresponding to an act, ordinance or regulation specified in the schedule, whether such act, ordinance or regulation is in force by virtue of an order under the extraprovincial jurisdiction act, 19472 47 of 1947, or by virtue of any. It tends to be used for acts that do not have a single cohesive subject matter. This act commences on a day or days to be appointed by amendments schedules.
This bill does not provide for such amendments but the schedule. Other articles where criminal law amendment act is discussed. The merged states laws act 1949 complete act citation. General laws amendment act no 80 the omalley archives. Jul 19, 2015 the criminal law sexual offences and related matters amendment act, 2007 act no. The socialist and suffragist press and the passage of the criminal law amendment act of 1912 ian christopher fletcher in april 1912, w. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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