Section 11 Short title, citation, interpretation, saving and extent.

This Act may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act 1967 and the Act of 1956 and this Act may be cited as the Sexual Offences Acts 1956 and 1967.

In this Act “the Act of 1952” means the M1Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 and “the Act of 1956” means the M2Sexual Offences Act 1956.

Section 46 of the Act of 1956 (interpretation of “man”, “boy” and other expressions) shall apply for the purposes of the provisions of this Act as it applied for the purposes of the provisions of that Act.

References in this Act to any enactment shall, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to that enactment as amended or applied by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act.

This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.