Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017

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Amendment of Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act 1996

41. The Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act 1996 is amended—

(a) in section 1, by the substitution of “18 years” for “17 years”,

(b) in section 8, by the substitution of “18 years” for “17 years” in each place that it occurs, and

(c) in the Schedule, in paragraph 1, by the insertion of the following:

“(12) Section 5 of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998.

(13) Section 5A(4) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998.

(14) Section 6 of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998.

(15) Section 5 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017.

(16) Section 6 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017.

(17) Section 7 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017.

(18) Section 8 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017.

(19) Section 21 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017.

(20) Section 22 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017.”.