Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964

The CPIA 1964 was amended on 31/3/05 Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004. Both the old and the updated text is available here.

INSANITY LEGISLATION

Law as at 1/5/09

Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 (as amended)

Contents

1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 8

Schedules: 1, 1A, 2

Single page version (current)
Single page version (pre 2005)
Statute Law Database

Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (as amended)

Contents

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Schedules: 1, 2, 3, 4

Statute Law Database

CPIA 1964 s1 - Acquittal on grounds of insanity

CPIA 1964 s2 - Appeal against special verdict [Repealed]

CPIA 1964 s3 - Supplementary provisions where appeal against special verdict allowed [Repealed]

CPIA 1964 s4 - Finding of unfitness to plead.

CPIA 1964 s4A - Finding that the accused did the act or made the omission charged against him

CPIA 1964 s5 - Powers to deal with persons not guilty by reason of insanity or unfit to plead etc.

CPIA 1964 s5A - Orders made under or by virtue of section 5

CPIA 1964 s6 - Evidence by prosecution of insanity or diminished responsibility

CPIA 1964 s7 - Courts-martial [repealed]

CPIA 1964 s8 - Short title, interpretation, commencement, extent and repeals

Schedules

CPIA 1964 sch 1 - Effect of Orders for Admission to Hospital [repealed]

CPIA 1964 sch 1A - Supervision orders

CPIA 1964 sch 2 - Amendments relating to Courts-Martial [repealed]

Preamble

Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 1964 c.84

An Act to amend the form of the special verdict required by section 2 of the Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 and the procedure for determining whether an accused person is under a disability such as to constitute a bar to his being tried; to provide for an appeal against such a special verdict or a finding that the accused is under such a disability; to confer on the court of trial and the Court of Criminal Appeal further powers of making orders for admission to hospital; to empower the prosecution to put forward evidence of insanity or diminished responsibility; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[31st July 1964]

LEGISLATION DATABASE

Full text: Legislation.gov.uk

Type: UK Public General Act🔍

Year: 1964🔍

Number: 84

Subject: Other useful legislation🔍

What links here:

• R (AL) v SSHD [2005] EWCA Civ 2
• Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004
• CPIA 1964 s1
• CPIA 1964 s2
• CPIA 1964 s3
• CPIA 1964 s4
• CPIA 1964 s5
• CPIA 1964 s6
• CPIA 1964 s7
• CPIA 1964 s8
• CPIA 1964 s4A
• CPIA 1964 s5A
• CPIA 1964 sch 1
• CPIA 1964 sch 1A
• CPIA 1964 sch 2
• Criminal Appeal Act 1968
• Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991
• CPIA 1964 old
• CPIA 1964 updated
• CPIUPA 1991 s1
• CPIUPA 1991 s2
• CPIUPA 1991 s3
• CPIUPA 1991 s4
• CPIUPA 1991 s5
• CPIUPA 1991 s6
• CPIUPA 1991 s7
• CPIUPA 1991 s8
• CPIUPA 1991 s9
• CPIUPA 1991 sch 1
• CPIUPA 1991 sch 2
• CPIUPA 1991 sch 3
• CPIUPA 1991 sch 4
• Statute Law Database
• Article 6
• Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
• R v Grant [2001] EWCA Crim 2611
• R v M [2001] EWCA Crim 2024
• R v H [2003] UKHL 1
• Detention under insanity legislation
• R v Goldsmith [2024] EWCA Crim 780