Coroners and Justice Act 2009

58Infanticide (Northern Ireland)E+W
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(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 ”.

Commencement Information

I1S. 58 in force at 1.6.2011 for N.I. by S.R. 2011/182, art. 3(e)