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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110800936",
  "legislation_title": "The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Repeals",
  "text": "Short Title\nExtent of repeal\nThe Belfast Improvement Act 1845 (c. cxlii)\nIn section 167—\n(a) the words “Every common prostitute or nightwalker loitering or being in any thoroughfare or public place for the purpose of prostitution or solicitation to the annoyance of any inhabitant or passenger:” and\n(b) the words “Every person who shall wilfully and indecently expose his person”.\nThe Town Police Clauses Act 1847 (c. 89)\nIn section 28—\n(a) the words “Every common prostitute loitering and importuning passengers for the purpose of prostitution:”, and\n(b) the words “Every person who wilfully and indecently exposes his person:”.\nThe Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854 (c. 103)\nIn section 72—\n(a) the words from “and any constable” to “(that is to say)”,\n(b) the words “Every common prostitute or nightwalker loitering and importuning passengers for the purpose of prostitution, or being otherwise offensive, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level three on the standard scale:”, and\n(c) the words “Every person who wilfully and indecently exposes his person, or who commits any act contrary to public decency, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level three on the standard scale”.\nThe Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (c. 100)\nSections 48 and 52 to 55.\nThe Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (c. 69)\nSections 2 to 8.Section 13(1).\nThe Punishment of Incest Act 1908 (c. 45)\nSections 1 and 2.\nThe Criminal Law Amendment Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 (c. 8)\nSection 2.\nThe Criminal Law and Prevention of Crime (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1930 (c. 3)\nSection 1.\nThe Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 5)\nSection 13(2).\nIn section 13(3), the words “the said sections five and six, in”.\nThe Age of Marriage Act (Northern Ireland) 1951 (c. 25)\nSection 1(2).\nThe Visiting Forces Act 1952 (c. 67)\nIn the Schedule, paragraph 1(za) and (b)(iv).\nThe Attempted Rape, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 1960 (c. 3)\nSection 2.\nThe Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 34)\nSections 21 and 22.In Schedule 1—\n(a) in the entry relating to the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, the words “or 55”;\n(b) the entry relating to the Punishment of Incest Act 1908;\n(c) in the entry relating to the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 itself, the words “21, 22”;\n(d) the entry relating to the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;\n(e) in the entry relating to attempts to commit an offence against a child or young person, the words “the Punishment of Incest Act 1908 or Article 122 or 123 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986”;\n(f) the entry relating to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980;\n(g) the entry relating to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.\nThe Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16)\nIn section 9(2) the words “or raping any person therein”.\nThe Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (NI 6)\nArticle 9.\nThe Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 26)\nIn Schedule 2, paragraphs 5(a)(vii), 10 and 23.\nThe Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (NI 13)\nArticle 5(3).\nThe Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 4)\nArticles 122 and 123.\nThe Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) 1986 (NI 15)\nIn Schedule 1, paragraph 7.\nThe Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 12)\nIn Schedule 2—\n(a) the entry relating to the Belfast Improvement Act 1845,\n(b) the entry relating to the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854, and\n(c) Notes 1 and 2.\nThe Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 15)\nArticle 12(1) to (3).\nThe Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (NI 2)\nIn Schedule 1—\n(a) in the entry relating to Articles 121(1) and 123(1)(a)(ii) of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, the words “and 123(1)(a)(ii)”, and\n(b) the entry relating to Article 123(1)(b)(ii) of that Order.\nThe Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 2)\nIn Schedule 9, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 19 and 136.\nThe Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 (c. 29)\nIn the Schedule, paragraph 2(1)(a) to (c).\nThe Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 9)\nIn Schedule 1, in paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs (a) to (g) and (i) to (m), and the words “the common law offence of rape or”.\nThe Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 8)\nIn Article 3(1), sub-paragraphs (a) to (gg).\nThe Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43)\nSection 40.\nThe Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)\nIn Schedule 5, paragraph 8(1)(a) to (c) and (6).\nThe Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)\nSections 15 to 24, 47 to 54, 66 to 72, 78 and 79.\nThe Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 13)\nArticles 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22.In Schedule 1, paragraphs 4, 6(c), 7, 9 and 22.\nThe Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (NI 3)\nIn Schedule 4, in paragraph 2, the entry relating to sections 53 to 55 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.\nThe Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38)\nIn Schedule 4, paragraph 3.",
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