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	The '''Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978''' was a draft order proposed by the UK Government (which was at that time responsible for Northern Ireland legislation. It would have brought the law in [[Northern Ireland]] broadly in line with [[England and Wales]] by decriminalising sexual acts in private between men over 21. The Government invited ~~coments~~ on the draft Order, and found that opinion was more or less evenly divided, with none of the 12 Northern Ireland MPs wishing to support it. The Order was therefore not proceeded with.<ref>http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-57473#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-57473%22]} [[European Court of Human Rights]], Judgement in the case of [[Dudgeon v United Kingdom]] Paragraphs 24 to 26</ref>		The '''Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978''' was a draft order proposed by the UK Government (which was at that time responsible for Northern Ireland legislation. It would have brought the law in [[Northern Ireland]] broadly in line with [[England and Wales]] by decriminalising sexual acts in private between men over 21. The Government invited comments on the draft Order, and found that opinion was more or less evenly divided, with none of the 12 Northern Ireland MPs wishing to support it. The Order was therefore not proceeded with.<ref>http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-57473#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-57473%22]} [[European Court of Human Rights]], Judgement in the case of [[Dudgeon v the United Kingdom]] Paragraphs 24 to 26</ref>

			The law was finally reformed four years later, by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], in response to the [[Dudgeon v the United Kingdom]] judgement.

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	The '''Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978''' was a draft order proposed by the UK Government (which was at that time responsible for Northern Ireland legislation. It would have brought the law in [[Northern Ireland]] broadly in line with [[~~Engl;and~~ and Wales]] by decriminalising sexual acts in private between men over 21. The Government invited coments on the draft Order, and found that opinion was more or less evenly divided, with none of the 12 Northern Ireland MPs wishing to support it. The Order was therefore not proceeded with.<ref>http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-57473#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-57473%22]} [[European Court of Human Rights]], Judgement in the case of [[Dudgeon v United Kingdom]] Paragraphs 24 to 26</ref>		The '''Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978''' was a draft order proposed by the UK Government (which was at that time responsible for Northern Ireland legislation. It would have brought the law in [[Northern Ireland]] broadly in line with [[England and Wales]] by decriminalising sexual acts in private between men over 21. The Government invited coments on the draft Order, and found that opinion was more or less evenly divided, with none of the 12 Northern Ireland MPs wishing to support it. The Order was therefore not proceeded with.<ref>http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-57473#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-57473%22]} [[European Court of Human Rights]], Judgement in the case of [[Dudgeon v United Kingdom]] Paragraphs 24 to 26</ref>

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	The '''Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978''' was a draft order proposed by the UK Government (which was at that time responsible for Northern Ireland legislation. It would have brought the law in [[Northern Ireland]] broadly in line with [[Engl;and and Wales]] by decriminalising sexual acts in private between men over 21. The Government invited coments on the draft Order, and found that opinion was more or less evenly divided, with none of the 12 Northern Ireland MPs wishing to support it. The Order was therefore not proceeded with.<ref>http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-57473#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-57473%22]} [[European Court of Human Rights]], Judgement in the case of [[Dudgeon v United Kingdom]] Paragraphs 24 to 26</ref>		The '''Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978''' was a draft order proposed by the UK Government (which was at that time responsible for Northern Ireland legislation. It would have brought the law in [[Northern Ireland]] broadly in line with [[Engl;and and Wales]] by decriminalising sexual acts in private between men over 21. The Government invited coments on the draft Order, and found that opinion was more or less evenly divided, with none of the 12 Northern Ireland MPs wishing to support it. The Order was therefore not proceeded with.<ref>http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-57473#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-57473%22]} [[European Court of Human Rights]], Judgement in the case of [[Dudgeon v United Kingdom]] Paragraphs 24 to 26</ref>

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The '''Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978''' was a draft order proposed by the UK Government (which was at that time responsible for Northern Ireland legislation. It would have brought the law in [[Northern Ireland]] broadly in line with [[Engl;and and Wales]] by decriminalising sexual acts in private between men over 21. The Government invited coments on the draft Order, and found that opinion was more or less evenly divided, with none of the 12 Northern Ireland MPs wishing to support it. The Order was therefore not proceeded with.<ref>http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-57473#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-57473%22]} [[European Court of Human Rights]], Judgement in the case of [[Dudgeon v United Kingdom]] Paragraphs 24 to 26</ref>

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