5Notification requirements for offenders under section 3

(1)

Schedule 1 to the M1Sex Offenders Act 1997 (sexual offences to which Part I applies) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1 (offences under the law of England and Wales)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), the word “and” immediately following paragraph (e) shall be omitted and after paragraph (f) there shall be inserted—

“(g)

an offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (abuse of position of trust).”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for the words “paragraph (a)(iii), (v) and (vi) does not” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs (a)(iii), (v) and (vi) and (g) do not”.

(3)

In paragraph 2 (offences under the law of Scotland)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted—

“(e)

an offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (abuse of position of trust).”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2), the word “and” immediately before paragraph (f) shall be omitted and after that paragraph there shall be inserted—

“(g)

paragraph (e) does not apply where the offender was under 20.”.

(4)

In paragraph 3 (offences under the law of Northern Ireland)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), the word “and” immediately following paragraph (i) shall be omitted and after paragraph (j) there shall be inserted—

“(k)

an offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (abuse of position of trust).”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for the words “and (d)” there shall be substituted the words “, (d) and (k)”.