Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 3303 (C.106)

The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2000

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(a) section 1(3) (reduction in age at which certain sexual acts are lawful);

(b) section 2(4) (defences available to persons who are under age);

(c) section 4(3)(c) (meaning of position of trust), and the provisions in subsection (9) of that section which relate only to Scotland;

(d) section 5(3) (notification requirements for offenders under section 3); and

(e) section 6(2) (meaning of "sexual offence" for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995[2].

     3. This Order extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only.


Jack Straw
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office
14th December 2000

[2] 1995 c. 39.back