Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912

Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, the Vagrancy Act, 1898, and the Immoral Traffic (Scotland) Act, 1902.
Citation	2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 20
Dates
Royal assent	13 December 1912
Other legislation
Repealed by	Sexual Offences Act 1956, Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976
Relates to	Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 Vagrancy Act 1898 Immoral Traffic (Scotland) Act 1902
Status: Repealed

The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912, extended provisions of the 1824 Act to Scotland and Ireland and widened the scope of the original bill. The Amendment act is also known as the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1912; and the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885. ^[1]

Amendments

The Bill introduced a number of new amendments including ^[1]

• Any male could now be whipped in private as a punishment. The court would decide on the instrument used and how many strokes would be administered.
• The 'person in charge' of brothels was now liable to charges not just the 'occupier' ^[2]
• Arresting any man who would aid or abbett a prostitute

Application of Act

The act would not apply to criminal proceedings triggered before the act came into effect. ^[3]

References

1. Book (eISB), electronic Irish Statute. "electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)". www.irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
2. "Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912". vLex. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
3. Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912 : 2 & 3 Geo.5 : C.20 : An Act to Amend the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, the Vagrancy Act 1898 and the Immoral Traffic (Scotland) Act 1902. London]: [printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode for Rowland Bailey, the King's Printer of Acts of Parliament], 1912. Print.