Schedules

Schedule 21Minor and consequential amendments

Part 2Murder and suicide

Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 (c. 19)

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1

Section 2 of the Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 (restriction on institution of proceedings for a fatal offence) is amended as follows.

2

For subsection (3)(b) (but not the “or” following it) substitute—

b

an offence under section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 (offence of encouraging or assisting suicide) in connection with the death of a person,

3

In subsection (5) after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

the reference in subsection (3)(b) to section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 is to be read as a reference to section 13(1) of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, and