United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 89
Trial of Lunatics Act 1883
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10 May 2022
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16 May 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to change the title of the Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 to the Criminal Procedure (Special Verdict) Act.
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10 May 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to change the title of the Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 to the Criminal Procedure (Special Verdict) Act.
Source: Commons
16 May 2022
Answer
The Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 uses outdated terms, and I am sympathetic to the request to change these. It is not possible to formally amend the title of an existing Act, but it is possible to change the way to which the existing Act is referred. This re...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-10/89
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1461151
- uk · wq-1461151 · source updated 16 May 2022