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14. Offences against section 9 of the Night Poaching Act 1828 (poaching at night by armed gangs).

15. Offences under the Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1939.

16.—(a) Attempted murder, and attempts to commit offences against section 1 of the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 (child destruction).
 * (b) Offences against section 60 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (endeavouring to conceal birth of child).

17. Offences against section 1 of the Geneva Conventions Act 1957.

18. Offences against section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 (causing death by reckless or dangerous driving).

19. Offences against section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961 (aiding and abetting suicide). SCHEDULE 2 Adaptations of enactments referring to felony In section 1 of the Judgment of Death Act 1823 (which provides for recording, instead of pronouncing, sentence of death) for the words from “felony” to “thereof” there shall be substituted the words “offence punishable with death except treason” and there shall be omitted the words from “it shall and may” to “bar such judgment”; and in section 3 of the Central Criminal Court Act 1837 (which makes similar provision) there shall be omitted the words from “it shall and may” to “bar such judgment”.

2—(1) In the Vagrancy Act 1824, in section 4 (rogues and vagabonds),—
 * (a) in the words relating to persons having implements with intent feloniously to break into dwelling houses etc., for the expression “feloniously” there shall be substituted the words “for the purpose of committing an arrestable offence”; and
 * (b) in the words relating to persons having offensive weapons or other instruments with intent to commit any felonious act, and in the words relating to suspected persons or reputed thieves frequenting rivers, highways, etc. with intent to commit felony, for the expression “any felonious act” and for the expression “felony” there shall be substituted the expression “an arrestable offence”.

(2) Accordingly in section 15 of the Prevention of Crimes Act 1871 (which recites and amends the said section 4) for the expressions “felony” and “a felony”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted the expression “an arrestable offence”.

3—(1) In section 28 of the Criminal Law Act 1826 (which enables assize courts and, as extended by section 8 of the Criminal Justice Administration Act 1851, courts of quarter sessions to award compensation to those active in apprehending persons charged with murder and certain other offences)—
 * (a) for the words “superior criminal court of a county palatine or court of great sessions” there shall be substituted the