6. Section 1(1) of the Act of 1981 is amended—

(a) by the insertion of the following definitions:

“ ‘Act of 2001’ means the Children Act 2001;

‘Act of 2017’ means the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017;

‘applicable offence’ means—

(a) a sexual assault offence, or

(b) an offence under section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21 or 22 of the Act of 2017;”,

and

(b) in the definition of “a rape offence” by the substitution of “section 2(2)” for “sections 2(2) and 8”.