Criminal Law Consolidation Acts 1861

• Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 94) • Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 95) • Larceny Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 96) • Malicious Damage Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 97) • Forgery Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 98) • Coinage Offences Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 99) • Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 100) Of these statutes, the Criminal Statutes Repeal Act, the Larceny Act and the Coinage Offences Act have been repealed in England and Wales. The majority of the provisions of Accessories and Abettors Act, the Malicious Damage Act and the Forgery Act have been repealed and the last two have been practically superseded by codification Acts. However, the bulk of the Offences Against the Person Act remains in force. ==Interpretation==

Internal evidence of meaning by comparison of enactments In his commentary on these Acts, their draftsman said: This passage was cited and approved by Lord Steyn in R v Burstow, R v Ireland [1997] UKHL 34 (this case related to the significance of the appearance of "cause" and "inflict" respectively in sections 18 and 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861). ==Common features==

Short titles None of these Acts was originally provided with a short title. The short titles (except that of c. 95, which is unofficial) were conferred by the Short Titles Act 1896. ==Passage through Parliament==

• Hansard (House of Lords), 17 April 1860, vol.157, col. 1873 (nomination of select committee) • Hansard (House of Lords), 7 May 1860, vol.158, col. 747 (report of select committee) • Hansard (House of Lords), 10 May 1860, vol.158, col. 999 - 1001 (committee) ==Derivative legislation==

The Canadian criminal law consolidation Acts of 1869 were based on the criminal law consolidation Acts 1861, and taken almost textually from them. The Tasmanian Acts 27 Vict. Nos. 5 - 10 were framed from the Imperial Acts 24 & 25 Vict c 94 and cc 96 - 100. ==References==