The corporate laws amendment act claa was signed into law by the president in april this. It requests that for cases regarding disabilities, the court system should look at whether or not discrimination is occurring and not the level of disability of the individual. This act may be called the negotiable instruments act, 1881. The socialist and suffragist press and the passage of the criminal law amendment act of 1912 ian christopher fletcher in april 1912, w. Hansard 18032005 acts c criminal law amendment act 1885 other acts called criminal law amendment act section mentions house date. List of mentions of the criminal law amendment act 1885 in parliament in the period 1803 to 2005. An act to make further provision for the protection of women and girls, the suppression of brothels, and other purposes. Jul 19, 2015 the criminal law sexual offences and related matters amendment act, 2007 act no. Stead, the famous practitioner of the new journalism, drowned in the sinking of the titanic. As a result of the publicity that the armstrong case generated, parliament in 1885 passed the criminal law amendment act that raised the age of consent from thirteen to sixteen, strengthened existing legislation against prostitution and proscribed all homosexual relations. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. In practice, the law was used broadly to prosecute male homosexuals where actual sodomy meaning, in. The omalley archives is the product of almost two decades of research and includes analyses, chronologies, historical documents, and interviews from the apartheid and postapartheid eras. The criminal law amendment act, 1961 indian kanoon.
This act commences on a day or days to be appointed by amendments schedules. Whereas it is expedient to supplement the criminal law and to that end to amend the indian press emergency powers act, 1931 23 of 1931, and further to amend 1 the indian criminal law amendment act, 1908 14 of 1908, for the purposes hereinafter appearing. Criminal law amendment act, 1885 irish statute book. Xiv of 1908 11 th december, 1908 an act to provide for the more speedy trial of certain offences, and for the prohibition of associations dangerous to the public peace. 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 and procedural aspects of that law.
Other articles where criminal law amendment act is discussed. The criminal law sexual offences and related matters amendment act, 2007 act no. Statute law amendment act 2007 no 3 page 5 authorised by the act parliamentary counselalso accessible at. Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or is a party to the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two. An act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes assented to 30 june 2006 the parliament of australia enacts. The corporate laws amendment act claa was signed into law by the president in april this year but until now its commencement date was uncertain. Criminal law amendment act united kingdom 1885 britannica. This act may be cited as the criminal legislation amendment act commencement proclamation.
Words underlined with a solid line indicate insertions in. It also highlighted the power of the press to define what is unacceptable to society. The french version of the registered dietitians act is amended by making the grammatical modifications required as a consequence of the amendments to that act made by section 9 of the statute law amendment act 1988, being chapter of the statutes of manitoba, 198889. In practice, the law was used broadly to prosecute male homosexuals where actual sodomy meaning, in this context, anal intercourse could not be proven.
This act may be cited as the criminal law amendment act, 1885. The acts of parliament from 1808 an evolution of mental health law. Section 11 of the criminal law amendment act 1885, commonly known as the labouchere amendment, made gross indecency a crime in the united kingdom. Courts of law amendment act 7 of 2017 english afrikaans. This gaette is also availale free online at a 4 no. Statutes amendment and repeal national competition policy. The ada amendments act of 2008 is an act that was brought up in regards to discrimination of disabled individuals. William edward hartpole lecky described the acts implications. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. The criminal law amendment act, 1908 an act to provide for the more speedy trial of certain offences, and for the prohibition of associations dangerous to the public peace. The criminal law amendment act, 1932 indian kanoon.
The merged states laws act 1949 complete act citation. This act may be called the criminal law amendment act, 1961. The acts of parliament from 1808 an evolution of mental. Jul 05, 2014 the criminal law amendment act, 1908 1. It was passed on the same day as the trade union act 1871. The criminal law amendment act, 1885 the british library. Stead was found guilty and was imprisoned for three months in holloway gaol. Criminal law sexual offences and related matters amendment.
This gaette is also availale free online at a 2 no. Section 60 of the principal act is amended a in subsection 3, by deleting paragraph c and substituting for it the following. This bill does not provide for such amendments but the schedule. Due to the ambiguity in the legislation about what constituted a homosexual act, men who engaged in any homosexual activity were very easily. Section 1 fines amendment act 1998 no 35 the legislature of new south wales enacts. The corporate laws amendment act, act no 24 of 2006, the act was promulgated in its entirety without amendment on 14 december 2007. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 325k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Pluralities acts amendment act 1885 1885 chapter 54 48 and 49 vict. An act to make firther provision foi the protection of a. Due to the ambiguity in the legislation about what constituted a homosexual act, men who engaged in any.
Constitution act amendment act 1934 an act to amend the constitution of queensland by providing that a legislative council or other similar legislat ive body shall not be restored, constituted, or established, and that the duration of the legislative assembly as now by law provided shall not be extended unless or until a referendum of the. It removed the restriction on the jurisdication on citizeship law to the effect that citizenship rights only applied within the jurisdiction of the free state. Ministry means the ministry charged with the administration of affairs related to prison services. Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing enactments. Section 11 of this piece of legislation the criminal law amendment act 1885 was used to send oscar wilde to prison in 1895, for committing acts of gross indecency with male persons. General laws amendment act no 80 the omalley archives. It amended the prevention of crimes act 1871, and provided that any person convicted of obstructing a constable or peace officer in the execution of their duty was guilty of a criminal offence against that act. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. The merged states laws act 1949 bare acts at, a website for indian laws and bareacts, legal advice and law documents in india. It tends to be used for acts that do not have a single cohesive subject matter.
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