Sexual Offences Act 1967

Amendment of law relating to homosexual acts in private.

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Premises shall be treated for purposes of sections 33 to 35 of the Act of 1956 as a brothel if people resort to it for the purpose of lewd homosexual practices in circumstances in which resort thereto for lewd heterosexual practices would have led to its being treated as a brothel for the purposes of those sections.

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• (1) This Act may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act 1967 and the Act of 1956 and this Act may be cited as the Sexual Offences Acts 1956 and 1967.

• (2) In this Act “the Act of 1952” means the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 and “the Act of 1956” means the Sexual Offences Act 1956.

• (3) Section 46 of the Act of 1956 (interpretation of “man”, “boy” and other expressions) shall apply for the purposes of the provisions of this Act as it applied for the purposes of the provisions of that Act.

• (4) References in this Act to any enactment shall, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to that enactment as amended or applied by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act.

• (5) This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Editorial notes

[^c669250]: S. 2 repealed (3.11.1994) by 1994 c. 33, ss. 146(3)(4), 168(3), Sch.11.

[^c669252]: S. 3 repealed (3.11.1994) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(3),Sch. 11.

[^c669264]: S. 9 repealed by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), s. 65(7), Sch. 13

[^c669265]: 1952 c. 55.

[^c669266]: 1956 c. 69.

[^key-88138a30ff97e53b14e4e7a09b5888c9]: S. 1 repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), s. 141, Sch. 7; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2

[^key-71e418a2812296e38f17bf4c557005f6]: S. 4 repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), s. 141, Sch. 7; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2

[^key-08504ab9028bddbfe1c40a95e7245d66]: S. 5 repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), s. 141, Sch. 7; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2

[^key-7daf80ce10f83cfb83ddd8188f3d4010]: S. 7 repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), s. 141, Sch. 7; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2

[^key-ad61329034b9ac2f1de16a46281ccdac]: S. 8 repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), s. 141, Sch. 7; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2

[^key-a00cf6074cbe2c78e208c57912572a82]: S. 10 repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), s. 141, Sch. 7; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2