Sexual Offences Act 1967

Sexual Offences Act 1967
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the law of England and Wales relating to homosexual acts.
Citation1967 c. 60
Introduced byLeo Abse (Commons)
Lord Arran (Lords)
Territorial extent England & Wales
Dates
Royal assent27 July 1967 (1967-07-27)
Other legislation
Amended bySexual Offences Act 2003
Relates to
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Sexual Offences Act 1967 (c. 60) is an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It legalised homosexual acts in England and Wales, on the condition that they were consensual, in private and between two men who had attained the age of 21. The law was extended to Scotland by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 and to Northern Ireland by the Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982.