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Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) Part 2—Notification and orders (4) References to a complaint are to be read as references to a complaint under Part VIII of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)) to a court of summary jurisdiction.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), references to a magistrates’ court are to be read as references to a court of summary jurisdiction.

(6) References to a magistrates’ court for the area in which the defendant resides are to be read as references to a court of summary jurisdiction for the petty sessions district which includes the area where the defendant resides.

(7) References to a youth court for the area in which the defendant resides are to be read as references to a youth court for the petty sessions district which includes the area where the defendant resides.

(8) References in sections 101, 110(1), (2), (3)(b), (4) and (5), 119 and 127 to the Crown Court are to be read as references to a county court.

(9) Any direction of the county court made under section 89(1) on an appeal under Article 143 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (appeals in other cases) (other than one directing that an application be re-heard by a court of summary jurisdiction) is, for the purposes of section 90, to be treated as if it were made by the court from which the appeal was brought and not by the county court.

(10) Any order of the county court made on an appeal under Article 143 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (other than one directing that an application be re-heard by a court of summary jurisdiction) is, for the purposes of section 108, to be treated as if it were an order of the court from which the appeal was brought and not an order of the county court.

137 Service courts

(1) In this Act—
 * (a) a reference to a court order or a conviction or finding includes a reference to an order of or a conviction or finding by a service court,
 * (b) a reference to an offence includes a reference to an offence triable by a service court,
 * (c) “proceedings” includes proceedings before a service court, and
 * (d) a reference to proceedings for an offence under this Act includes a reference to proceedings for the offence under section 70 of the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18) or the Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19) or section 42 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53) for which the offence under this Act is the corresponding civil offence.

(2) In sections 92 and 104(1), “court” includes a service court.

(3) Where the court making a sexual offences prevention order is a service court—
 * (a) sections 104(1)(a) and (4) to (6), 105, 109, 111 and 112 do not apply,
 * (b) in section 108, “the appropriate court” means the Crown Court in England and Wales, and