Criminal Law (Suicide) Act, 1993
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Suicide. |
2.—(1) Suicide shall cease to be a crime. | |
(2) A person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the suicide of another, or an attempt by another to commit suicide, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years. | ||
(3) If, on the trial of an indictment for murder, murder to which section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1990 applies or manslaughter, it is proved that the person charged aided, abetted, counselled or procured the suicide of the person alleged to have been killed, he may be found guilty of an offence under this section. | ||
(4) No proceedings shall be instituted for an offence under this section except by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions. |