An Act to establish a code of criminal law. Parts of particular interest are Chapter XIV. Offences against morality, in particular sections 123. Definition of rape, 124. Punishment for rape, 125. Attempt to commit rape, 126. Abduction, 127. Elopement, 128. Indecent assaults, etc., 129. Defilement of girl under the age of eighteen, 130. Defilement of idiots or imbeciles, 131. Procuration, 132. Procuring defilement of women by threats, etc., 133. Householder, etc. permitting defilement of girl under the age of eighteen, 134. Detention with sexual intent, 140. Conspiracy to defile, 144. Knowledge of age of female immaterial, 148. Indecent practices and 149. Incest. Other sections deal in particular with prostitution and abortion.
In addition, Chapter XVIII. Murder and manslaughter includes sections 187. Manslaughter, 188. Murder and 189. Punishment of murder. Chapter XX. Offences connected with murder and suicide includes sections 204. Attempt to murder and 205. Attempt to murder by convicts.