Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024

Amendment of Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007

17. Section 3 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007 is amended by the substitution of the following subsections for subsection (3):

“(3) Sections 3 and 4 of the Act of 1981 shall apply to an offence under section 6 of the Act of 1993 subject to the modification that references in those sections to ‘sexual assault offence’ shall be construed as including references to an offence under section 6 of the Act of 1993.

(4) Sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Act of 1981 shall apply to an offence under section 6 of the Act of 1993 subject to the modification that references in those sections to ‘applicable offence’ shall be construed as including references to an offence under section 6 of the Act of 1993.”.