# Sentence of Death (Expectant Mothers) Act 1931 (repealed 30.9.1998), Section 1: Sentence of death not to be passed on pregnant woman.

Extent: E+W

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/21-22/24/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentence-of-death-expectant-mothers-act-1931-repealed-3091998/section-1
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