Title and introductory text
Sexual Offences Act 1967 1967 c.60 An Act to amend the law of England and Wales relating to homosexual acts. [27th July 1967]
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Sexual Offences Act 1967
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Contents: 12 provisions
- Title and introductory text
- 1 Amendment of law relating to homosexual acts in private.
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- 4 Procuring others to commit homosexual acts.
- 5 Living on earnings of male prostitution.
- 6 Premises resorted to for homosexual practices.
- 7 Time limit on prosecutions.
- 8 Restrictions on prosecutions.
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- 10 Past offences.
- 11 Short title, citation, interpretation, saving and extent.
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12 provisions
1 Amendment of law relating to homosexual acts in private.
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Propose a change4 Procuring others to commit homosexual acts.
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Propose a change5 Living on earnings of male prostitution.
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Propose a change6 Premises resorted to for homosexual practices.
Premises shall be treated for purposes of sections 33 to 35 of the Act of 1956 as a brothel if people resort to it for the purpose of lewd homosexual practices in circumstances in which resort thereto for lewd heterosexual practices would have led to its being treated as a brothel for the purposes of those sections.
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Propose a change8 Restrictions on prosecutions.
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Propose a change10 Past offences.
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act 1967 and the Act of 1956 and this Act may be cited as the Sexual Offences Acts 1956 and 1967. (2) In this Act “the Act of 1952” means the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 and “the Act of 1956” means the Sexual Offences Act 1956. (3) Section 46 of the Act of 1956 (interpretation of “man”, “boy” and other expressions) shall apply for the purposes of the provisions of this Act as it applied for the purposes of the provisions of that Act. (4) References in this Act to any enactment shall, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to that enactment as amended or applied by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act. (5) This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
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