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Although it is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, most of its provisions (except for some minor exceptions) apply only to England and Wales.. Several of the act's provisions were adopted, word for word, for Northern Ireland by the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 18) (NI) and the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 28) (NI).
The words omitted in the first place were repealed by section 64(3) of, and Part I of Schedule 10 to, the Police Act 1964 and section 10(2) of, and Part III of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967. The words omitted at the end were repealed by section 1(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1948.
English: 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 maintenance and champerty; and for purposes ...
In England and Wales, one can be charged with the offence under Section 5(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 [1] when one "causes any wasteful employment of the police" by "knowingly making to any person a false report" which: Shows that a criminal offence has been committed, Creates apprehension for the safety of any persons or property, or
An Act to increase the limits imposed by section 10(2) of the Post Office Act 1961; [g] to provide that nothing in section 10(1) ... Criminal Law Act 1967. 1967 c. 58.
An Act to abolish the division of crimes into felonies and misdemeanours, to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or related to that division or the abolition of it, to make further provision with respect to criminal proceedings and offences; and for purposes connected with any of those matters. Citation: 1967 c. 18 (N.I.)
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 Republic of Singapore. The term encompasses acts relating to the criminal law, including both substantive and procedural aspects of that law.
Northern Ireland, with the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967—(c. 18) (N.I.), section 1; Ireland, with the Criminal Law Act 1997—(No. 14), section 3; New South Wales, Australia, with the Crimes Act 1900—section 341 [4] In some cases, misprision has been replaced by a more tightly defined statutory offence. For example, in England ...