# The Armed Forces (Service Court Rules) (Amendment) Rules 2022, Rule 17: Amendments to the Service Civilian Court rules


In rule 74(1) (interpretation of Chapter 6), in the definition of “sexual offence”—
(a) for sub-paragraph (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a) an offence which is—
(i) an offence under Part 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, or
(ii) a relevant superseded offence as defined by section 62(1A) of the 1999 Act (meaning of “sexual offence” and other references to offences);
(b) an offence of attempting or conspiring to commit, or of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring or inciting the commission of, such an offence; or”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/605/rule/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-service-court-rules-amendment-rules-2022/rule-17
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