Part 2 Criminal Offences
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (2009 c 25) | Legislation

Part 2 Criminal Offences

Commencement of Chapter 1 of Part 2

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(1)     No provision of Chapter 1 of Part 2 affects the operation of—

(a)     any rule of the common law, or

(b)     any provision of an Act or of subordinate legislation,

in relation to offences committed wholly or partly before the commencement of the provision in question.

(2)     For the purposes of this paragraph an offence is partly committed before a particular time if—

(a)     a relevant event occurs before that time, and

(b)     another relevant event occurs at or after that time.

(3)     “Relevant event†in relation to an offence means any act, omission or other event (including any consequence of an act) proof of which is required for conviction of the offence.

Suicide

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The reference to “aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring suicide†in the following enactments is to be read as including a reference to “an offence under section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 (encouraging or assisting suicide) in connection with the death of a personâ€â€”

(a)     section 70(4) of the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz 2 c 18);

(b)     section 70(4)

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