Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885

Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make further provision for the Protection of Women and Girls, the suppression of brothels, and other purposes.
Citation48 & 49 Vict. c. 69
Territorial extent England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Dates
Commencement14 August 1885
Other legislation
Repealed bySexual Offences Act 1956
Relates toCriminal Law Amendment Act 1912
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c.69), or "An Act to make further provision for the Protection of Women and Girls, the suppression of brothels, and other purposes,"[1] was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the latest in a 25-year series of legislation in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland beginning with the Offences against the Person Act 1861. It raised the age of consent from 13 years of age to 16 years of age and delineated the penalties for sexual offences against women and minors. It also strengthened existing legislation against prostitution and homosexuality. This act was also notable for the circumstances of its passage in Parliament.

  1. ^ "Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - An Act to make further provision for the Protection of Women and Girls, the suppression of brothels, and other purposes". www.swarb.co.uk. 1885.