Section 145: Age at which homosexual acts are lawful

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 · 1994 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part XI: Sexual Offences

REPEALED on 2001-01-08 by 2000 c.44, s.1.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

In section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 (amendment of law relating to homosexual acts in private), for “twenty-one” in both places where it occurs there is substituted “eighteen”.

In section 80 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (homosexual offences), for “twenty-one” in each place where it occurs there is substituted “eighteen”.

In Article 3 of the Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (homosexual acts in private), for “21” in both places where it occurs there is substituted “18”.

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