Offences Against the Person Act 1875

Offences against the Person Act 1875
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the Law relating to Offences against the Person.
Citation38 & 39 Vict. c. 94
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent13 August 1875
Commencement13 August 1875
Repealed14 August 1885
Other legislation
AmendsOffences against the Person Act 1861
Amended byStatute Law Revision Act 1883
Repealed byCriminal Law Amendment Act 1885, s.19 & Sch.
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Offences against the Person Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 94) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it then was). Its purpose was to extend the scope of sexual offences against children.