The Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It created the offence of child destruction. The Act retains three sections, the most substantive legal changes of which are in the first section.
The bill preceding it was introduced as the Child Destruction Bill. It was reintroduced in the next session as the Preservation of Infant Life Bill.[4]
Section 1(1)'s caveat of the Act amended section 58 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 so that abortions and child destruction carried out in good faith for the sole purpose of preserving the life of the mother were no longer an offence.
The Abortion Act 1967 makes foetal abortion legal in specific circumstances when conducted in accordance with the regulations of the act.[5]
The 1967 Act—as for added clarity amended by s37 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990—explicitly notes that abortions performed under the terms of the 1967 Act are not offences under the 1929 Act.[5]
No offence under the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 shall be committed by a registered medical practitioner who terminates a pregnancy in accordance with the provisions of this Act [the Abortion Act].[6]
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^This short title is conferred by section 3(1) of this Act.
^This is the effect of section 3(2) of this Act and the presumption that an Act of Parliament applies to the United Kingdom unless the contrary is specified
infant, life, preservation, 1929, parliament, united, kingdom, created, offence, child, destruction, retains, three, sections, most, substantive, legal, changes, which, first, section, parliament, united, kingdomlong, titlean, amend, with, regard, destruction,. The Infant Life Preservation Act 1929 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom It created the offence of child destruction The Act retains three sections the most substantive legal changes of which are in the first section Infant Life Preservation Act 1929 1 Parliament of the United KingdomLong titleAn Act to amend the law with regard to the destruction of children at or before birth Citation19 amp 20 Geo 5 c 34Territorial extent England and Wales 2 DatesRoyal assent10 May 1929Commencement10 May 1929 3 Status AmendedText of statute as originally enactedRevised text of statute as amended The bill preceding it was introduced as the Child Destruction Bill It was reintroduced in the next session as the Preservation of Infant Life Bill 4 Section 1 1 s caveat of the Act amended section 58 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 so that abortions and child destruction carried out in good faith for the sole purpose of preserving the life of the mother were no longer an offence Contents 1 Relationship with the Abortion Act 1967 2 References 3 External links 3 1 Parliamentary debatesRelationship with the Abortion Act 1967 editThe Abortion Act 1967 makes foetal abortion legal in specific circumstances when conducted in accordance with the regulations of the act 5 The 1967 Act as for added clarity amended by s37 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 explicitly notes that abortions performed under the terms of the 1967 Act are not offences under the 1929 Act 5 No offence under the Infant Life Preservation Act 1929 shall be committed by a registered medical practitioner who terminates a pregnancy in accordance with the provisions of this Act the Abortion Act 6 References edit This short title is conferred by section 3 1 of this Act This is the effect of section 3 2 of this Act and the presumption that an Act of Parliament applies to the United Kingdom unless the contrary is specified This Act came into force on the date that it received royal assent because no other date was specified Acts of Parliament Commencement Act 1793 HL Deb Vol 72 269 a b Smith and Hogan 12th edition p 568 s37 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 legislation gov ukExternal links edit nbsp The full text of Infant Life Preservation Act 1929 at Wikisource Parliamentary debates edit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 nbsp This legislation in the United Kingdom or its constituent jurisdictions article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This abortion related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Infant Life Preservation Act 1929 amp oldid 1176431317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
