Page:Sexual Offences Act 2003.pdf/89

Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) Schedule 1—Extension of gender-specific prostitution offences :(b) for “man” substitute “person”,
 * (c) for “a woman” substitute “another person”, and
 * (d) for “women” substitute “persons”.

(5) In section 4 (interpretation)—
 * (a) omit subsections (2) and (3),
 * (b) for “man” substitute “person”,
 * (c) for “a woman” substitute “another person”,
 * (d) for “her” in the first place substitute “that person”, and
 * (e) for “her” in the second place substitute “that person’s”.

Rh

England and Wales

1 In relation to England and Wales, the following are sexual offences to which section 72 applies—
 * (a) an offence under any of sections 5 to 15 (offences against children under 13 or under 16);
 * (b) an offence under any of sections 1 to 4, 16 to 41, 47 to 50 and 61 where the victim of the offence was under 16 at the time of the offence;
 * (c) an offence under section 62 or 63 where the intended offence was an offence against a person under 16;
 * (d) an offence under—
 * (i) section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 (c. 37) (indecent photographs of children), or
 * (ii) section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (possession of indecent photograph of child),

in relation to a photograph or pseudo-photograph showing a child under 16.

Northern Ireland

2 (1) In relation to Northern Ireland, the following are sexual offences to which section 72 applies—
 * (a) rape;
 * (b) an offence under—
 * (i) section 52 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (c. 100) (indecent assault upon a female person), or
 * (ii) section 53 or 54 of that Act (abduction of woman);
 * (c) an offence under—
 * (i) section 2 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (c. 69) (procuration of girl under 21),
 * (ii) section 3 of that Act (procuring defilement of woman using threats, etc.),
 * (iii) section 4 of that Act of unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under 14,