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<center>Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964</center>
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|Number=84
An Act to amend the form of the special verdict required by section 2 of the Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 and the procedure for determining whether an accused person is under a disability such as to constitute a bar to his being tried; to provide for an appeal against such a special verdict or a finding that the accused is under such a disability; to confer on the court of trial and the Court of Criminal Appeal further powers of making orders for admission to hospital; to empower the prosecution to put forward evidence of insanity or diminished responsibility; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.                                   
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<p align="right">[31st July 1964]</p>
|Summary=The CPIA 1964 was amended on 31/3/05 [[Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004]]. Both the old and the updated text is available here.
 
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N.B. The CPIA 1964 was amended relatively recently by [[Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004]]. Both the old and the updated text is available here.
 


[[CPIA 1964 s1]] - Acquittal on grounds of insanity
[[CPIA 1964 s1]] - Acquittal on grounds of insanity
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[[CPIA 1964 sch 2]] - Amendments relating to Courts-Martial [repealed]
[[CPIA 1964 sch 2]] - Amendments relating to Courts-Martial [repealed]


==Amending legislation==
==Preamble==
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[[Criminal Appeal Act 1968]]
An Act to amend the form of the special verdict required by section 2 of the Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 and the procedure for determining whether an accused person is under a disability such as to constitute a bar to his being tried; to provide for an appeal against such a special verdict or a finding that the accused is under such a disability; to confer on the court of trial and the Court of Criminal Appeal further powers of making orders for admission to hospital; to empower the prosecution to put forward evidence of insanity or diminished responsibility; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.                                   
 
<p align="right">[31st July 1964]</p>
[[Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974]]
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[[Mental Health Act 1983]]
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[[Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991]]
 
[[Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002]]
 
[[Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004]]
 
[[Category:Other useful legislation]]

Latest revision as of 21:42, 8 April 2021

The CPIA 1964 was amended on 31/3/05 Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004. Both the old and the updated text is available here.

INSANITY LEGISLATION
Law as at 1/5/09

Contents

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Schedules: 1, 2, 3, 4

Statute Law Database

CPIA 1964 s1 - Acquittal on grounds of insanity

CPIA 1964 s2 - Appeal against special verdict [Repealed]

CPIA 1964 s3 - Supplementary provisions where appeal against special verdict allowed [Repealed]

CPIA 1964 s4 - Finding of unfitness to plead.

CPIA 1964 s4A - Finding that the accused did the act or made the omission charged against him

CPIA 1964 s5 - Powers to deal with persons not guilty by reason of insanity or unfit to plead etc.

CPIA 1964 s5A - Orders made under or by virtue of section 5

CPIA 1964 s6 - Evidence by prosecution of insanity or diminished responsibility

CPIA 1964 s7 - Courts-martial [repealed]

CPIA 1964 s8 - Short title, interpretation, commencement, extent and repeals

Schedules

CPIA 1964 sch 1 - Effect of Orders for Admission to Hospital [repealed]

CPIA 1964 sch 1A - Supervision orders

CPIA 1964 sch 2 - Amendments relating to Courts-Martial [repealed]

Preamble

Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964
1964 c.84

An Act to amend the form of the special verdict required by section 2 of the Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 and the procedure for determining whether an accused person is under a disability such as to constitute a bar to his being tried; to provide for an appeal against such a special verdict or a finding that the accused is under such a disability; to confer on the court of trial and the Court of Criminal Appeal further powers of making orders for admission to hospital; to empower the prosecution to put forward evidence of insanity or diminished responsibility; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[31st July 1964]

LEGISLATION DATABASE

Full text: Legislation.gov.uk

Type: UK Public General Act🔍

Year: 1964🔍

Number: 84

Subject: Other useful legislation🔍

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