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2.—(1) Save for the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below (which relate only to Scotland), the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 shall come into force on 8th January 2001.
(2) The provisions excepted by paragraph (1) are:
(a)section 1(3) (reduction in age at which certain sexual acts are lawful);
(b)section 2(4) (defences available to persons who are under age);
(c)section 4(3)(c) (meaning of position of trust), and the provisions in subsection (9) of that section which relate only to Scotland;
(d)section 5(3) (notification requirements for offenders under section 3); and
(e)section 6(2) (meaning of “sexual offence” for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(1).
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