Widely publicised campaigns have long called for revenge porn to be made an offence, including EndRevengePorn.org led by Holly Jacobs, who started the site after her ex boyfriend published explicit pictures and photos of her on the internet.
Even in the context of a legal system that only last month was found to be widely failing disabled victims, there has been a 213% rise in disability hate crime prosecutions since it was first made an offence in 2007.
Thus a significant blow has been dealt to the 1961 act that makes an offence of "complicity" in suicide and so criminalises deeds that might otherwise be judged merciful.
In Scotland stalking was made an offence in 2010.
In 1980, making derogatory remarks against Islamic personages was made an offence, carrying a maximum punishment of three years in jail.
The recently-implemented Lacey Act, which makes an offence of importing illegally-logged timber, has reportedly deterred many buyers in the US.
By an Act of the Privy Council, on 3 April 1603, it was made an offence to bear the name MacGregor, or to give and shelter to a MacGregor.
The government wants to make it an offence for a dog to be dangerously out of control in any place, including all private property.
The Forced Marriage (Protection and Jurisdiction) Act was the first legislation in the UK to make it an offence to breach a forced marriage protection order.
The Forced Marriage (Protection and Jurisdiction) Act was the first legislation in the UK to make it an offence to breach a protection order.
Or will North take the police view and make it an offence to drive with traces of an illicit drug in the system?
