Sex offenders

Sexual offences prevention orders5

(1)

Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)

Section 107 (effect of sexual offences prevention orders)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a) after “order” insert “ or requires the defendant to do anything described in the order (or both) ”; and

(b)

in subsection (2) after “prohibitions” insert “ or requirements ”.

(3)

In section 108(5) (renewal or variation of order) after “prohibitions” (wherever occurring) insert “ or requirements ”.

(4)

In section 109 (interim orders)—

(a)

in subsection (3) at the end insert “ or requiring the defendant to do anything described in the order (or both) ”;

(b)

in subsection (5) for “Section 107(3)” substitute “ Section 107(2) ”.

(5)

In section 113 (offences) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he fails to do anything which he is required to do by a sexual offences prevention order or an interim sexual offences prevention order.”.