Paragraph 1

In this Order “sexual offence” means the commonlawoffence of rape or an offence under any of the following provisions—

(a)

sections 52 to 55, 61 and 62 of the 1861 c. 100.Offences Against the Person Act 1861;

(b)

sections 2 to 8, 11 and 13 of the 1885 c. 69.Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885;

(c)

section 1 of the 1898 c. 39.Vagrancy Act 1898;

(d)

sections 1 and 2 of the 1908 c. 45.Punishment of Incest Act 1908;

(e)

section 7(4) of the 1912 c. 20.Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912;

(f)

section 2 of the 1960 c. 3 (N.I.).Attempted Rape, etc. Act (Northern Ireland) 1960;

(g)

sections 21 and 22 of the 1968 c. 34 (N.I.).Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968;

(h)

Article 3 of the 1978 NI 17.Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;

(i)

Article 9 of the 1980 NI 6.Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980;

(j)

Articles 7 and 8 of the 1982 NI 19.Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982;

(k)

Articles 122 and 123 of the 1986 NI 4.Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.