| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to abolish capital punishment in the case of persons convicted in Great Britain of murder or convicted of murder or a corresponding offence by court-martial and, in connection therewith, to make further provision for the punishment of persons so convicted. |
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| Citation | 1965 c. 71 |
| Introduced by | Sydney Silverman |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales and Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 November 1965 |
| Commencement | 9 November 1965[2] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Criminal Justice Act 1967, Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973, Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975, Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, Criminal Justice Act 2003, Armed Forces Act 2006 |
| Relates to | Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973. |
Status: Amended | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965[1] (c. 71) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished the death penalty for murder in Great Britain (the death penalty for murder survived in Northern Ireland until 1973). The act replaced the penalty of death with a mandatory sentence of imprisonment for life.
- ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 3(1) of this act.
- ^ The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965, section 3(4)
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