SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Reporting restrictions: miscellaneous amendments

Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 (c.34)

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1

Section 7 (application of Act to courts-martial) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (Act to apply with modifications where in pursuance of armed forces law a person is charged with an offence to which the Act applies), after “applies” insert “ by virtue of section 2(1) ”.

3

In subsection (2) (modifications with which Act applies to courts-martial)—

a

omit paragraph (b);

b

for paragraph (c) substitute—

c

in section 3(1) any reference to a judge, in relation to the person charged with the offence, shall be read as a reference to the judge advocate appointed to conduct proceedings under section 3(1) relating to the offence (whether or not also appointed to conduct other preliminary proceedings relating to the offence);

c

in paragraph (d), for “court” substitute “ judge advocate appointed to be a member of the court-martial ”; and

d

omit paragraph (e) except for the word “and” at the end.