Relevant sexual offence2.

For the purposes of section 18E of the 1995 Act, the following relevant sexual offences are relevant offences:—

(a)

rape at common law;

(b)

clandestine injury to women;

(c)

abduction of a woman with intent to rape;

(d)

assault with intent to rape or ravish;

(e)

indecent assault;

(f)

lewd, indecent or libidinous behaviour or practices;

(g)

public indecency, if it is apparent from the ground of referral relating to the offence that there was a sexual aspect to the behaviour of the child;

(h)

sodomy;

(i)

any offence which consists of a contravention of any of the following statutory provisions:—

(i)

section 52 of the 1982 Act6 (taking and distribution of indecent images of children);

(ii)

section 52A of the 1982 Act7 (possession of indecent images of children);

(iii)

section 1 of the CLCS Act8 (incest);

(iv)

section 2 of the CLCS Act (intercourse with step child);

(v)

section 8 of the CLCS Act9 (abduction and unlawful detention of women and girls);

(vi)

section 1 of the 2009 Act (rape);

(vii)

section 2 of the 2009 Act (sexual assault by penetration);

(viii)

section 3 of the 2009 Act (sexual assault);

(ix)

section 4 of the 2009 Act (sexual coercion);

(x)

section 5 of the 2009 Act (coercing a person into being present during a sexual activity);

(xi)

section 6 of the 2009 Act (coercing a person into looking at a sexual image);

(xii)

section 7(1) of the 2009 Act (communicating indecently);

(xiii)

section 7(2) of the 2009 Act (causing a person to see or hear an indecent communication);

(xiv)

section 8 of the 2009 Act (sexual exposure);

(xv)

section 9 of the 2009 Act (voyeurism);

(xvi)

section 18 of the 2009 Act (rape of a young child);

(xvii)

section 19 of the 2009 Act (sexual assault on a young child by penetration);

(xviii)

section 20 of the 2009 Act (sexual assault on a young child);

(xix)

section 21 of the 2009 Act (causing a young child to participate in a sexual activity);

(xx)

section 22 of the 2009 Act (causing a young child to be present during a sexual activity);

(xxi)

section 23 of the 2009 Act (causing a young child to look at a sexual image);

(xxii)

section 24(1) of the 2009 Act (communicating indecently with a young child);

(xxiii)

section 24(2) of the 2009 Act (causing a young child to see or hear an indecent communication);

(xxiv)

section 25 of the 2009 Act (sexual exposure to a young child);

(xxv)

section 26 of the 2009 Act (voyeurism towards a young child); and

(j)

any attempt, conspiracy or incitement to commit an offence listed in sub-paragraphs (a) to (i).