Criminal Law Act 1967

Criminal Law Act 1967
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the law of England and Wales by abolishing the division of crimes into felonies and misdemeanours and to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or related to that division or the abolition of it; to do away (within or without England and Wales) with certain obsolete crimes together with the torts of maintenance and champerty; and for purposes connected therewith.
Citation	1967 c. 58
Territorial extent	England and Wales (Part I); United Kingdom (Parts II and III);
Dates
Royal assent	21 July 1967
Commencement	1 January 1968 (Part I); 21 July 1967 (Parts II and III);
Other legislation
Repealed by	Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (s. 2 only)
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Criminal Law Act 1967 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made some major changes to English criminal law, as part of wider liberal reforms by the Labour government elected in 1966. Most of it is still in force.

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