Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912
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Long titleAn Act to amend the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, the Vagrancy Act, 1898, and the Immoral Traffic (Scotland) Act, 1902.
Citation2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 20
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent13 December 1912
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, the Vagrancy Act, 1898, and the Immoral Traffic (Scotland) Act, 1902. |
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| Citation | 2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 20 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 13 December 1912 |
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| Repealed by | Sexual Offences Act 1956, Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976 |
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Status: Repealed | |
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The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that extended provisions of the 1824 act to Scotland and Ireland and widened the scope of the original bill. The Amendment act is also known as the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1912; and the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885.[1]
The Bill introduced a number of new amendments including[1]
- Any male could now be whipped in private as a punishment. The court would decide on the instrument used and how many strokes would be administered.
- The 'person in charge' of brothels was now liable to charges not just the 'occupier'[2]
- Arresting any man who would aid or abbett a prostitute
