# The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Paragraph 2


(1) Until Article 60 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (NI 11) (repeals) come fully into force in relation to Schedule 1 to the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (“the 2003 Order”), Schedule 1 to the 2003 Order (meaning of “offence against a child”) shall have effect with the following modifications.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 1, the offences mentioned in Article 22(1)(a) include any offence under any provision of Part 3 of this Order.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph 2, the offences mentioned in Article 22(1)(b) include any offence under any provision of Part 2, Part 4 or Article 65 of this Order.
(4) A person falls within paragraph 3 if he commits an offence under Article or 67 of this Order where—
(a) the intended offence was an offence under any provision of Part 3 of this Order, or
(b) the intended offence was an offence under any provision of Part 2, Part 4 or Article 65 of this Order, and the intended victim was a child (within the meaning of the 2003 Order).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110800936/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-northern-ireland-order-2008/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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