Suicide Act 1961

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:citation gptkb:9_&_10_Eliz._2._c._60
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1961
gptkbp:decriminalized suicide in England and Wales
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to amend the law of England and Wales relating to suicide, and for purposes connected therewith.
gptkbp:makesIllegal assisting suicide
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 3 August 1961
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Coroners_and_Justice_Act_2009
gptkb:Criminal_Justice_Act_1967
gptkbp:section Suicide no longer a crime
Criminal liability for complicity in another’s suicide
gptkbp:startDate 3 August 1961
gptkbp:status amended
gptkbp:territory England and Wales
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/60/contents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:R_(Nicklinson)_v_Ministry_of_Justice
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
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