Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paedophilia Act 1983

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 11:23, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Paedophilia Act 1983

WP:HOAX I have trailed Google with the following searches without finding anything on this specific alleged legislation: "Paedophilia Act 1983", "UK legislation paedophilia" and suggest that it may be misquoted or simply a hoax Ohconfucius 08:27, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

• Comment — Have moved the page as it spelt incorrectly - should be Paedophilia Act 1983 - alleged UK act so British spelling) - Glen 09:06, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• There's no specific "Paedophilia Act" or anything like it in the 1983 table of statutes. Might be a name given popularly to parts of another Act - perhaps Mental Health Act 1983 - but can't find any evidence for it, and that act doesn't appear to cover paedophilia. Shimgray | talk | 09:16, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete — Having researched the Mental legislation of the UK pretty extensively I can say with 100% certainty no such (UK) act exists. Author is confused I assume - dont think it really merits redirection either. - Glen 09:37, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Completely made-up law. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 10:10, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, per nom. Thanks/wangi 10:53, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy delete I actually saw this get created and was about to tag it for speedy deletion but somebody beat me to it. If the article had more than 1 sentence then maybe it could be kept but as it stands there is no info here. Konman72 11:27, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Zzuuzz. Author seems to be confusing mental health legislation from 1983 and the Criminal Justice Act of 1988. Tonywalton  | Talk 13:35, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, WP:HOAX. --Terence Ong _{(Chat | Contribs)} 15:01, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - the acts which cover this are: Obscene Publications Acts of 1959 and 1963, Protection of Children Act 1978, Criminal Justice Act 1988 (there may be other more recent ones but I don't have to write essays on them anymore) Yomangani 15:17, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
  • According to our article, it is 1964. ☺ Uncle G 15:33, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
    • I was just guessing. Yomangani 16:20, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - this is either a hoax or it's just plain wrong. - Richardcavell 23:17, 9 August 2006 (UTC) (law student)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of UK-related deletions. -- the wub "?!" 09:05, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

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