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GBR-2017-L-104504
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017 (c. 26).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United Kingdom
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment; Seafarers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2017-04-26
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
An Act to repeal sections 146(4) and 147(3) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. These sections provided that a homosexual act could constitute grounds for dismissal of a crew member of a United Kingdom merchant ship.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1994-11-03 (GBR-1994-L-104505)
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c.33).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Legislation.gov.uk, National Archives, United Kingdom
URL
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/26/contents
File
GBR104504.pdf (PDF)