The Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2013
Citation and commencement1.
This Order may be cited as the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2013 and comes into force on 16th December 2013.
Commencement of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 20092.
The following provisions of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 come into force on 16th December 2013—
(a)
section 52; and
(b)
section 53(2)(a) to (d).
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
This Order brings into force on 16th December 2013 sections 52 and 53(2)(a) to (d) of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”). Section 52 abolishes the common law offences of rape, clandestine injury to women, lewd, indecent or libidinous practice or behaviour and sodomy. Section 53(2)(a) to (d) makes transitional provision related to the abolition of these offences.
The Bill for the 2009 Act received Royal Assent on 14th July 2009. Section 62 of the 2009 Act brought into force sections 1(4), 17(3), 58 to 60 and 62 on that date.
Provision | Date of Commencement | Instrument No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 1(1) to (3) | 1st December 2010 | |
Sections 2 to 16 | 1st December 2010 | |
Section 17(1) and (2) | 1st December 2010 | |
Sections 18 to 51 | 1st December 2010 | |
Section 53(1), (2)(e) to (g) and (3) to (5) | 1st December 2010 | |
Sections 54 to 57 | 1st December 2010 | |
Section 61 | 1st December 2010 |