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- In 1861 England replaced the death penalty for buggery with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. New Zealand enacted similar legislation six years later. Any sexual activity between men of any age became unlawful in England in 1885, and New Zealand followed suit in 1893.
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Buggery or sodomy became illegal in New Zealand when the country became part of the British Empire in 1840 and adopted English law making male homosexual acts punishable by death. The Offences Against The Person Act of 1867 changed the penalty for buggery from execution to life imprisonment.
New Zealand inherited the United Kingdom's sodomy laws in 1854. The Offences Against The Person Act of 1867 changed the penalty of buggery from execution to life imprisonment for "Buggery". In 1961 in a revision of the Crimes Act, the penalty was reduced to a maximum of 7 years between consenting adult males.
Oct 17, 2019 · Consolidation and Codification of the Criminal Law. During the 19th century, parliament made a number of significant changes to the criminal law of buggery.
The Buggery Act 1533, formally An Acte for the punishment of the vice of Buggerie (25 Hen. 8. c. c. 6), was an Act of the Parliament of England that was passed during the reign of Henry VIII .
