Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Paragraph 36 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
36(1)Section 35 (child complainants and other child witnesses) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (3) (offences to which section applies), in paragraph (a)—
(a)before sub-paragraph (v) insert—
“(iva)any of sections 33 to 36 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956,”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (vi), at end insert “ or any relevant superseded enactment ”.
(3)After that subsection insert—
“(3A)In subsection (3)(a)(vi) “relevant superseded enactment” means—
(a)any of sections 1 to 32 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956;
(b)the Indecency with Children Act 1960;
(c)the Sexual Offences Act 1967;
(d)section 54 of the Criminal Law Act 1977.”
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