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Suicide Act 1961
Act of Parliament
Suicide Act 1961
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend the law of England and Wales relating to suicide and for purposes connected therewith.
Citation9 & 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regards the amendments made by Part II of the First Schedule and except that the Interments (felo de se) Act 1882, is repealed also for the Channel Islands.[1]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 assent3 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/revokesInterments (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Text of statute as originally enacted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.

  1. ^ The Suicide Act 1961, section 3(3)

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