Infanticide Act (Northern Ireland) 1939
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to repeal and re-enact with modifications the provisions of the Infanticide Act, 1922, as applied to Northern Ireland by the Uniformity of Laws Act (Northern Ireland), 1922. |
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| Citation | 3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. 5 (N.I.) |
| Territorial extent | Northern Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 2 May 1939 |
Status: Amended | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Infanticide Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. 5 (N.I.)) is an act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It makes similar provision to the Infanticide Act 1938 for Northern Ireland.
Sections 1(1) and (2) are amended, with effect from 1 June 2011,[2] by section 58 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
The words "or a verdict of not guilty on the ground of insanity" in section 1(3) were substituted by Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (SI 1986/595) (NI 4).
Section 1(4) was repealed by the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 18 (N.I.)).
Section 2 – Short title
Section 2(2) was repealed by Statute Law Revision Act (Northern Ireland) 1952.
Section 2(3) was repealed by the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)).
