Part XI U.K. Sexual Offences

Homosexuality U.K.

147 Homosexuality on merchant ships and in the armed forces: Northern Ireland. N.I.

(1) In the M1 Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, the following are revoked—

(a) in article 3(1) (homosexual acts in private), the words “and Article 5 (merchant seamen)”; and

(b) article 5 (homosexual acts on merchant ships).

(2) Article 3(4) of the Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (homosexual acts in the armed forces) is revoked.

F1 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 147(3) omitted (27.4.2017) by virtue of Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017 (c. 26), ss. 1, 2(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1982/1536 (N.I. 19).