(1)Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for extending Part I of this Act, with such exceptions or modifications as may be specified in the Order, to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
(2)The Secretary of State may by order provide that Part I of this Act shall apply, with such modifications as may be specified in the order, to any sexual offences so specified which—
(a)are offences under the law of any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; and
(b)correspond to any of the offences listed in Schedule 1 to this Act.
(3)An order under subsection (2) above may make such consequential, incidental, supplementary and transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(4)The power to make such an order shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Sex Offenders Act 1997.
(2)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 and for different areas.
(3)Nothing in section 7 or 8 above applies to any act done before the commencement of that section.
[F1(3A)The Secretary of State may by order make any modifications of section 5A above which he considers necessary or expedient for the purpose of enabling courts in Northern Ireland to exercise the powers conferred by that section.
The power to make an order under this subsection is exercisable by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]
(4)This Act, except section 8 above, extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
(5)Part I of this Act, section 8 above and this section extend to Scotland.
[F2(6)Any power to make regulations or an order under this Act may be exercised so as to make different provision for different purposes.]
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 10(2): power fully exercised (2.8.1997): 1.9.1997 appointed for whole Act by S.I. 1997/1920
Textual Amendments
F1S. 10(3A) inserted (in force for E.W.N.I. for specified purposes on 2.5.2001 and in force for S. on 31.5.2001 and wholly in force for E.W.N.I. on 1.6.2001) by 2000 c. 43, s. 66, Sch. 5 para. 6(3); S.I. 2001/1651, art. 2(a)(b); S.S.I. 2001/166, art. 3
F2S. 10(6) inserted (in force for E.W.N.I. for specified purposes on 2.5.2001 and in force for S. on 31.5.2001 and wholly in force for E.W.N.I. on 1.6.2001) by 2000 c. 43, s. 66, Sch. 5 para. 9; S.I. 2001/1651, art. 2(a)(b); S.S.I. 2001/166, art. 3