The Genocide Act 1969 (c 12) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It gave effect to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9 December 1948. The Act was repealed for England and Wales and Northern Ireland on 1 September 2001. It was repealed for Scotland on 17 December 2001 As to the repeal of this Act for the Isle of Man, see article 2(e) of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Isle of Man) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/714).