An Act to amend the law of England and Wales relating to suicide and for purposes connected therewith.
Citation
9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 60
Territorial extent
England and Wales, except as regards the amendments made by Part II of the First Schedule and except that the Interments (felo de se) Act 1882, is repealed also for the Channel Islands.[1]
Dates
Royal assent
3 August 1961
Other legislation
Amends
Extradition Act 1870
Forfeiture Act 1870
Coroners (Amendment) Act 1926
Children and Young Persons Act 1933
Magistrates' Courts Act 1952
Visiting Forces Act 1952
Army Act 1955
Air Force Act 1955
Naval Discipline Act 1957
Homicide Act 1957
Repeals/revokes
Interments (felo de se) Act 1882
Amended by
Criminal Law Act 1967
Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Suicide Act 1961 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
The Suicide Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 60) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It decriminalised the act of suicide in England and Wales so that those who survived a suicide attempt would no longer be prosecuted.
The text of sections 1 and 2 of this Act was enacted verbatim for Northern Ireland by sections 12 and 13 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966.
The SuicideAct1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 60) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It decriminalised the act of suicide in England and Wales...
Suicide is a crime in some parts of the world. However, while suicide has been decriminalized in many countries, the act is almost universally stigmatized...
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders...
suicide method is any means by which a person may choose to end their life. Suicide attempts do not always result in death, and a non-fatal suicide attempt...
bills are proposed in parliament. Assisted suicide is illegal under English law. Section 2 of the SuicideAct1961, as originally enacted, provided that it...
Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 Project84 SuicideAct1961Suicide legislation Mental health in the United Kingdom "Health status - Suicide rates -...
is classed as assisted suicide, which is a criminal offence in England and Wales under the SuicideAct1961. Because suicide is a lawful option for those...
additionally allowed. Assisted suicide is however illegal in some countries. Suicide is the act of killing oneself. Assisted suicide is when another person materially...
August 2009. SuicideAct1961 s.2 Smartt, Ursula (2009). "Euthanasia and the Law". Criminal Law & Justice Weekly. 173 (7): 100. "Suicide: Policy for Prosecutors...
The Crimes Act1961 is an act of New Zealand Parliament that forms a leading part of the criminal law in New Zealand. It repeals the Crimes Act 1908, itself...
of the SuicideAct1961 in connection with the death of a person; or an offence under section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Assault...
self-control and was never intoxicated. English criminal law Infanticide SuicideAct1961 R v Semini [1949] 1 KB 405, 33 Cr App R 51, CCA R v Byrne [1960] 2...
grudging respect of the victors. On the other hand, the act of people resorting to mass suicide without being threatened – especially, when driven to this...
Prohibition Act1961 approved by the Parliament of India and subsequently by Sections 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The Dowry Prohibition Act1961 defines...
themselves (section 2(1) of the SuicideAct1961). Pretty wanted her husband to provide her with assistance in suicide. Because giving this assistance...
It is common to depict suicide in literature. Suicide, the act of deliberately killing oneself, is a prominent action in many important works of literature...
Criminal Law Act 1967, section 6(2)(b) and the Infanticide Act 1938, section 1(2) Criminal Law Act 1967, section 6(2)(b) and the SuicideAct1961, section...
you can help by expanding it. The following people died by suicide. This includes suicides effected under duress and excludes deaths by accident or misadventure...
Examples". Dignity in Dying. "SuicideAct1961", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1961 c. 60 "Assisted Suicide". RightToLife.. Pretty v United...
Benson's lifetime, until the passing of the SuicideAct1961 it was also then illegal to attempt suicide. Martindale (1916), page 79. Martindale (1916)...
English law under the SuicideAct1961, suicide is not a crime committed by a person who fails to die. Thus, those who assist in a suicide attempt would-be...
and are considered a form of murder–suicide. Suicide attacks involving explosives are commonly referred to as suicide bombings. In the context of terrorism...
Darwen from 1951 - 1983, was responsible for the SuicideAct (1961), which decriminalised the act of suicide in the UK. Edward Harwood, composer (1707–1787)...
According to the latest available data, Statistics Canada estimates 4,157 suicides took place in Canada in 2017, making it the 9th leading cause of death...
the SuicideAct1961 is enforced. The DPP counsel took the position that the law does not require the DPP to make any further clarification of the Act: they...
Party" by the narrow margin of 784 to 743. In the United Kingdom, the SuicideAct1961 was given royal assent and took effect immediately in England and in...
booklet which described suicide methods. This was challenged by the Attorney General in 1982 under s2 of the SuicideAct1961, and after a brief attempt...