Editing Year and a day rule (section)

=== Jurisdictions where the rule has been abolished ===
* England and Wales, Northern Ireland
*: See the main introduction above.
* [[Republic of Ireland]]
*: The rule was abolished "for all purposes" including "for the purposes of offences involving the death of a person, and for the purpose of determining whether a person committed suicide" by the section 38 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999.<ref>{{Cite ISB|year=1999|num=10|section=38|title=Criminal Justice Act 1999|stitle=Abolition of “year and a day” rule|date=26 May 1999}}</ref>
* Hong Kong
*: The rule was abolished "for all purposes" in Hong Kong by section 33C of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance, which is added by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance 2000 following the recommendation of the [[Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong]]. The Commission did not consider it necessary to set a time limit beyond which prosecutions required the consent of the Secretary of Justice.<ref>Criminal Law in Hong Kong [Michael Jackson, pub. Hong Kong University Press 2003]</ref><ref>{{Cite Hong Kong ordinance|212|33C}}</ref>