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(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for extending Part I of this Act, with such exceptions or modifications as may be specified in the Order, to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
(2) The Secretary of State may by order provide that Part I of this Act shall apply, with such modifications as may be specified in the order, to any sexual offences so specified which—
(a) are offences under the law of any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; and
(b) correspond to any of the offences listed in Schedule 1 to this Act.
(3) An order under subsection (2) above may make such consequential, incidental, supplementary and transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(4) The power to make such an order shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Sex Offenders Act 1997.
(2) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be appointed for different purposes and for different areas.
(3) Nothing in section 7 or 8 above applies to any act done before the commencement of that section.
(4) This Act, except section 8 above, extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
(5) Part I of this Act, section 8 above and this section extend to Scotland.
Sex Offenders Act 1997