Criminal Law Act (with its many variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in the Kingdom of Great Britain and later in the United Kingdom, as well as in the Republic of Ireland and the

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. The term encompasses acts relating to the criminal law, including both substantive and procedural aspects of that law. The term sometimes tends to be used for Acts that do not have a single cohesive subject matter. More recently, the Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Criminal Law Bill during its passage through Parliament. Criminal Law Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to the criminal law. See also Criminal Justice Act and

Criminal Law Amendment Act 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 an ...

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Kingdom of Great Britain

: The

Criminal Law Act 1772 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

(12 Geo. 3 c. 31), long titled, "An Act for the more effectual proceeding against persons standing mute on their arraignment for a felony, or piracy." :The Criminal Law Act 1776 (16 Geo. 3 c. 43), long-titled, "An act to authorise, for a limited time, the punishment by hard labour of offenders who, for certain crimes, are or shall become liable to be transported to any of his Majesty's colonies and plantations." The act temporarily suspends the Transportation Act 1717, instituting a penal policy of hard labour instead. The act is also referred to as the 'Hard Labour' Act or the 'Hulks Act.' : The Criminal Law Act 1778 (18 Geo. 3 c. 62), continues suspension under the Criminal Law Act 1776. : The Criminal Law Act 1779 (19 Geo. 3, c. 54), again continues suspension under the Criminal Law Act 1776. :The

Criminal Law Act 1781 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

(21 Geo. 3 c. 68), long-titled, "An act to explain and amend an act, made in the fourth year of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for more efficiently punishing stealers of lead and iron bars, fixed to houses, or any Fences belonging thereunto." :The second

(21 Geo. 3 c. 69), long-titled, "An act to explain and amend an act, made in the twenty-ninth year of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for more efficiently discouraging and preventing the stealing, and the buying and receiving of stolen lead, iron, copper, brass, bell-metal, and solder; and for more effectually bringing the offenders to justice." :The

Criminal Law Act 1782 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

(22 Geo. 3 c. 40), long-titled, "An Act for punishing Persons wilfully and maliciously destroying any woolen, silk, linen, or cotton goods, or any Implements prepared for, or used, in the manufacture thereof; and for repealing so much of two acts, made in the twelfth year of King George the First, and in the sixth year of his present Majesty, as relates to the punishment of persons destroying any woollen or silk manufactures, or any Implements prepared for or used therein." : The second

(22 Geo. 3 c. 58), long-titled, "An Act for the more easy discovery and effectual punishment of buyers and receivers of stolen goods."22 Geo. 3 c. 58
Statutes at Large

United Kingdom

:The Criminal Law Act 1826 (7 Geo 4 c 64) :The Criminal Law Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo 4 c 28)(Repealed by the Criminal Law Act 1967, s.10(2) & Sch.3, Pt.III) :The Criminal Law Act 1967 (c 58) :The

Criminal Law Act 1977 The Criminal Law Act 1977 (c.45) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Most of it only applies to England and Wales. It creates the offence of conspiracy in English law. It also created offences concerned with criminal trespass in p ...

(c 45)

Scotland

:The

Criminal Law (Scotland) Act 1829 Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal law i ...

(10 Geo 4 c 38) :The

Criminal Law (Scotland) Act 1830 Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal law i ...

(11 Geo 4 & 1 Will 4 c 37) :The Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c 39)

Northern Ireland

:The Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c 18) (NI)

Republic of Ireland

:The

Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act 1976 Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal law i ...

(No 14) :The

Criminal Law Act 1976 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

(No 32) :The

Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal law i ...

(No 10) :The

Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990 Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and welfare, moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most crimin ...

(No 32) :The

Criminal Law (Suicide) Act 1993 Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and welfare, moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most crimin ...

(No 11) :The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 (No 20) :The Criminal Law (Incest Proceedings) Act 1995 (No 12) :The Criminal Law Act 1997 (No 14) :The Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (No 11) :The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 (No 15) :The

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007 Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and welfare, moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most crimin ...

(No 6) :The

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and welfare, moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most crimin ...

(No 8) :The

Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011 The Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011 is an act of the Oireachtas which clarifies the law around self-defence in the home after the case around the death of John Ward. The act explicitly enshrines the castle doctrine into Irish law ...

(No 35)

Republic of Singapore

:The Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act

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