Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 (1965 c. 71)

1 Abolition of death penalty for murder.

(1) No person shall suffer death for murder, and a person convicted of murder shall . . . be sentenced to imprisonment for life.

[F1] Words in s. 1(1) repealed (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165(4), 168, Sch. 12 Pt. I (with Sch. 11 paras. 1, 2)

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(3) For the purpose of any proceedings on or subsequent to a person’s trial on a charge of capital murder, that charge and any plea or finding of guilty of capital murder shall be treated as being or having been a charge, or a plea or finding of guilty, of murder only; and if at the commencement of this Act a person is under sentence of death for murder, the sentence shall have effect as a sentence of imprisonment for life.

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[F5] S. 2 repealed by Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80), Sch. 7 Pts. I, II

3 Short title, repeal, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965.

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[F6] S. 3(2) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI

(3) This Act ... shall not extend to Northern Ireland.

[F7] Words in s. 3(3) repealed (28.3.2009 for specified purposes) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

(4) This Act shall come into force on the day following that on which it is passed.

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[F8] S. 4 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), Sch. 1 Pt. V

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[F9] Sch. repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI