Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 44)

F2 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) In section 13 of the M1 Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (homosexual offences)— (a) in subsections (1) and (5)(c), for the word “eighteen”; and (b) in subsection (8), for the word “18”, there shall be substituted the word “ sixteen ” . F3 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) Section 145 of the M2 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (which is superseded by this section) is hereby repealed. Textual Amendments F2 S. 1(1)(2) repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) , s. 141 , Sch. 6 para. 45(2) , Sch. 7 ; S.I. 2004/874 , art. 2 F3 S. 1(4) repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) , s. 141 , Sch. 7 ; S.I. 2004/874 , art. 2 Commencement Information I1 S. 1 wholly in force; s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 7(3); s. 1(1)(2)(4)(5) in force for E.W.N.I. at 8.1.2001 by S.I. 2000/3303 , art. 2 ; s. 1(3)(5) in force for S. by S.S.I. 2000/452 , art. 2(a) Marginal Citations M1 1995 c. 39 . M2 1994 c. 33 .

F4 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) In section 13 of the M3 Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, after subsection (8) there shall be inserted the following subsection— “ (8A) A person under the age of sixteen years does not commit an offence under subsection (5)(a) or (c) above if he commits or is party to the commission of a homosexual act with a person who has attained that age. ” F5 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textual Amendments F4 S. 2(1)-(3) repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) , s. 141 , Sch. 6 para. 45(3) , Sch. 7 ; S.I. 2004/874 , art. 2 F5 S. 2(5) repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) , s. 141 , Sch. 7 ; S.I. 2004/874 , art. 2 Commencement Information I2 S. 2 wholly in force; s. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 7(3); s. 2(1)-(3)(5) in force for E.W.N.I. at 8.1.2000 by S.I. 2000/3303 , art. 2 ; s. 2(4) in force for S. at 8.1.2001 by S.S.I. 2000/452 , art. 2(b) Marginal Citations M3 1995 c. 39 .