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- 1990 c. 42
- SCHEDULE 20
- Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976 (c. 82)
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Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976 (c. 82)E+W+S+N.I.
26(1)In section 4 (anonymity of complainants in rape etc. cases)—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)in subsection (1), for “broadcast or included in a cable programme”, in each place where those words occur, substitute “included in a relevant programme for reception” and for “broadcasting or inclusion in a cable programme” substitute “inclusion in a relevant programme”;
(b)in subsection (5), for “broadcast or included in a cable programme” substitute “or included in a relevant programme” and for paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute “and
(c)in the case of matter included in a relevant programme, any body corporate which is engaged in providing the service in which the programme is included and any person having functions in relation to the programme corresponding to those of an editor of a newspaper,”;
(c)in subsection (5A), for “or broadcast of any matter or the inclusion of any matter in a cable programme,” substitute “of any matter or the inclusion of any matter in a relevant programme,” and for “, broadcast or cable programme” substitute “or programme”;
(d)in subsection (6), omit the definitions of “a broadcast” and “cable programme” and after the definition of “complainant” insert—
““relevant programme” means a programme included in a programme service (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990);”; and
(e)in subsection (7), for “broadcast or inclusion in a cable programme” substitute “or upon matter included in a relevant programme”.
(2)In section 5(5) (supplementary provisions), for “broadcast or cable programme in question was of” substitute “or programme in question was of, or (as the case may be) included,”.
(3)In section 7(6) (extent to Northern Ireland), for “broadcast or inclusion in a cable programme” substitute “in, or such an inclusion of matter in a relevant programme for reception in,”.
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