Part 2Criminal offences
Chapter 1Murder, infanticide and suicide
Infanticide
I158Infanticide (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
”
.