Part 2Criminal offences

Chapter 1Murder, infanticide and suicide

Infanticide

58Infanticide (Northern Ireland)

(1)

Section 1 of the Infanticide Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (c. 5) (offence of infanticide) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

for “notwithstanding that” substitute “ if ”, and

(b)

after “murder” insert “ or manslaughter ”.

(3)

In subsection (2)—

(a)

for “notwithstanding that” substitute “ if ”, and

(b)

after “murder” insert “ or manslaughter ”.