SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 16Minor and consequential amendments

Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 (c. 34)

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1

Section 6 of that Act (interpretation etc) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) omit the definitions of “corresponding civil offence” and “service offence”.

3

After that subsection insert—

1A

Section 48 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (attempts, conspiracy, incitement and aiding and abetting outside England and Wales) applies for the purposes of this Act as if the reference in subsection (3)(b) of that section to any of the following provisions of that Act were a reference to any provision of this Act.

4

In subsection (3) for “a service offence” substitute “ an offence under section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 ”.

5

In subsection (3A) for the words from “a service offence” to “ as charged with the offence ” substitute “ an offence under section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 if he is charged (under Part 5 of that Act) with the offence ”.