The Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Act 2018 is an
Act of the Scottish Parliament
An Act of the Scottish Parliament ( gd, Achd Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) is primary legislation made by the Scottish Parliament. The power to create Acts was conferred to the Parliament by section 28 of the Scotland Act 1998 following the successfu ...
. It retroactively pardons men convicted of
sexual offences
Sex and the law deals with the regulation by law of human sexual activity. Sex laws vary from one place or jurisdiction to another, and have varied over time. Unlawful sexual acts are called sex crimes.
Some laws regarding sexual activity are ...
under obsolete
sodomy laws now repealed in Scotland. It came into effect in 2019. Men convicted of these historical offences will now receive an automatic formal
pardon
A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction. A pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the ju ...
on application.
References
External links
* http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/14/contents/enacted
2018 in British law
Acts of the Scottish Parliament 2018
LGBT law in the United Kingdom
2018 in LGBT history
2019 in LGBT history
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