Section 1 Sentence of death not to be passed on pregnant woman.C1
England and Wales
Where a woman convicted of an offence punishable with death is found in accordance with the provisions of this Act to be pregnant, the sentence to be passed on her shall be a sentence of penal servitude for life instead of sentence of death.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Reference to penal servitude for life to be construed as reference to imprisonment for life or any shorter term: Criminal Justice Act 1948 (c. 58), s. 1(1)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act repealed (30.9.1998) by 1998 c. 37, ss. 36(6)(a), 120(2), Sch. 10; S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(g)(aa)(3)(f)