Part XI Sexual Offences
Homosexuality
E1146 Extension of Sexual Offences Act 1967 to the armed forces and merchant navy.
1
Section 1(5) of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 (homosexual acts in the armed forces) is repealed.
2
In section 80 of the M1Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980—
a
subsection (5) (homosexual acts in the armed forces) shall cease to have effect;
b
in subsection (7)—
i
after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the word “
or
”
; and
ii
paragraph (d) (homosexual acts on merchant ships) and the word “; or” immediately preceding that paragraph shall cease to have effect; and
c
subsection (8) (interpretation) shall cease to have effect.
3
Section 2 of the M2Sexual Offences Act 1967 (homosexual acts on merchant ships) is repealed.
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