# The Caribbean Territories (Abolition of Death Penalty for Murder) Order 1991, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order abolishes the death penalty for the crime of murder inthe territories to which the Order extends and substitutes a penalty oflife imprisonment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/988/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/caribbean-territories-abolition-of-death-penalty-for-murder-order-1991/note
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