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CRIMINAL LAW ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1967 - SECT 1



1.(1) All distinctions between felony and misdemeanour are hereby abolished.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, on all matters on which a
distinction has previously been made between felony and misdemeanour,
including mode of trial, the law and practice in relation to all offences
cognisable under the law of Northern Ireland (including piracy) shall be the
law and practice applicable at the commencement of this Act in relation to
misdemeanour.


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