Section 7 Short title, construction, commencement and extent.

United Kingdom

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000.

I1(2)

For the purposes of the M1Scotland Act 1998, this Act shall be taken to be a pre-commencement enactment within the meaning of that Act.

P1(3)

This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.

(4)

This Act extends to Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1998 c. 46.

Commencement

I1: S. 7(2) in force at 1.8.2003 to the extent, if any, that it is not already in force by S.I. 2003/1935, art. 2

Subordinate legislation made

P1

S. 7(3) power partly exercised (14.12.2000): 8.1.2001 appointed by S.I. 2000/3303, art. 2

S. 7(3) power partly exercised (21.12.2000): 8.1.2001 appointed by S.S.I. 2000/452, art. 2

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (S.) (1.12.2010) by Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9), s. 62(2), sch. 6; S.S.I. 2010/357, art. 2(a)