{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forfeiture-act-1982/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forfeiture-act-1982/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1982/34",
  "legislation_title": "Forfeiture Act 1982",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forfeiture-act-1982",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "The “forfeiture rule”.",
  "text": "(1) In this Act, the “forfeiture rule” means the rule of public policy which in certain circumstances precludes a person who has unlawfully killed another from acquiring a benefit in consequence of the killing.\n(2) References in this Act to a person who has unlawfully killed another include a reference to a person who has unlawfully aided, abetted, counselled or procured the death of that other and references in this Act to unlawful killing shall be interpreted accordingly.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/34/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:11:03.665652+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}