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The Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made some major changes to English criminal law, as part of wider liberal reforms by the Labour government elected in 1966. Most of it is still in force.
- Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
Revised text of statute as amended. The Criminal Law Act...
- Criminal Law Act
The Criminal Law Act 1967 (c 58) The Criminal Law Act 1977...
- Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
An Act to amend the law of England and Wales by abolishing the division of crimes into felonies and misdemeanours and to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or related to that division or the abolition of it; to do away (within or without England and Wales) with certain obsolete crimes together with the torts of ...
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What is the Criminal Law Act?
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Criminal Law Act 1967. 1. Abolition of distinction between felony and misdemeanour. 2. Arrest without warrant. 3. Use of force in making arrest, etc. 4. Penalties for assisting offenders.
The Act has been warmly welcomed in all quarters,2 and rightly so. It abolishes the distinction between felonies and misdemeanours and makes the law and practice relating to the latter of general application.3 As the Criminal Law Revision Committee, upon whose excellent report and draft bill4 the Act is securely based, baldly stated : " The ...
Dec 14, 2023 · The Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made some major changes to English criminal law, as part of wider liberal reforms by the Labour government elected in 1966. Most of it is still in force.
