Section 16 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Nothing herein to affect 25 Ed III, c 2

Nothing contained in this Part shall lessen the force of, or in any matter affect, anything enacted by the Statute passed in the twenty-fifth year of King Edward the Third “A declaration which offences shall be adjudged Treason”.

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Related sections

s 10F — Special provisions with respect to geographical jurisdiction
s 11 — Provisions of 36 Geo III, c 7, and 57 Geo III, c 6, repealed except as to offences against the person of the Sovereign
s 12 — Compassing etc deposition of the Sovereign—overawing Parliament etc
s 17A — Date of death
s 18 — Murder and manslaughter defined
s 19A — Punishment for murder

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