Part 8Crimes against the person
Homicide
161Procuring death by false evidence (Repealed)
Notes
- Section 161: repealed, on , by section 3(1)(a) of the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989 (1989 No 119).
This section of the law used to be about causing someone's death by using false evidence. However, it no longer exists in the current law. The government removed this section on 26 December 1989 when they made changes to the rules about punishing people. If you want to know more about why this change happened, you can look at section 3(1)(a) of the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989.
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