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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Consequential Amendments

Part IIConspiracy

Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)

4In section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 (conspiracy) the following shall cease to have effect—

(a)subsections (1A) and (1B),

(b)in subsection (4), the words from “except that” to the end, and

(c)subsections (5) and (6).

Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13)).

5In Article 9 of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (conspiracy) the following shall cease to have effect—

(a)paragraphs (1A) and (1B),

(b)in paragraph (4), the words from “except that” to the end, and

(c)paragraphs (5) and (6).

Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)

6(1)In section 8 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (relevance of external law)—

(a)subsection (2) shall cease to have effect,

(b)in subsection (5), for “any of subsections (1) to (3)” there shall be substituted “subsection (1) or (3)”, and

(c)subsection (6)(b) shall cease to have effect.

(2)Section 9(2)(b) of that Act (British citizenship immaterial: conspiracy) shall cease to have effect.

(3)In section 16 of that Act (application to Northern Ireland)—

(a)in subsection (4), for “Subsections (5) to (7) below apply in substitution for subsections (1) to (3) of section 7” there shall be substituted “Subsection (7) below shall apply in substitution for subsection (3) of section 7”, and

(b)subsections (5), (6) and (8)(a) shall cease to have effect.

Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36)

7(1)Section 5(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (conspiracy, attempt and incitement) shall cease to have effect.

(2)In section 6(1) of that Act (relevance of external law) the words “by virtue of section 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977, or” shall cease to have effect.

Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39)

8Section 16A of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (conspiracy or incitement to commit certain sexual acts outside the United Kingdom) shall be amended as follows—

(a)in subsection (1) omit the words “conspiracy or” and “the criminal purpose or, as the case may be,”,

(b)in subsection (2) omit the words “the criminal purpose or, as the case may be,” and “conspiracy or”,

(c)in subsection (3) omit paragraph (a) and the words “(b) in the case of proceedings charging incitement”, and

(d)in subsection (5) omit paragraph (a) and the words “(b) in relation to proceedings charging incitement”.

Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 (c. 29)

9(1)Section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 (conspiracy to commit certain sexual acts outside the United Kingdom) shall cease to have effect.

(2)Section 3 of that Act (supplementary) shall be amended as follows—

(a)in subsection (1) for “sections 1 and 2” substitute “section 2”,

(b)in subsection (2)—

(i)omit “1(3) or”, and

(ii)for “the relevant conduct” substitute “what the accused had in view”,

(c)omit subsection (3),

(d)in subsection (6) omit “1 or”,

(e)omit subsection (7), and

(f)in subsection (9)—

(i)for “Subsections (7) and (8) apply” substitute “Subsection (8) applies”, and

(ii)for “sections 1 and 2” substitute “section 2”.

(3)Section 4(b) and (c) of that Act (application to Northern Ireland) shall cease to have effect.

(4)In section 7(3) of that Act (commencement), the word “1” shall cease to have effect.

Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24))

10(1)Article 42(1)(b) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (attempt, conspiracy and incitement) shall cease to have effect.

(2)In Article 43(2) of that Order (relevance of external law) the words “by virtue of Article 9A of that Order, or” shall cease to have effect.