Sexual Offences Act 2003

[F1 129 Effect of conviction etc. of an offence under section 128 [F2 etc] N.I.

(1) This section applies to a person (“the defendant”) who—

(a) is convicted of an offence [F3 mentioned in subsection (1A)] ;

(b) is found not guilty of such an offence by reason of insanity;

(c) is found to be under a disability and to have done the act charged against him in respect of such an offence; or

(d) is cautioned in respect of such an offence.

[F4 (1A) Those offences are—

(a) an offence under section [F5 122H or] 128 of this Act;

(b) an offence under section 7 of the Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 (contravention of RSHO or interim RSHO in Scotland).]

(2) Where —

(a) a defendant was a relevant offender immediately before this section applied to him, and

(b) the defendant would (apart from this subsection) cease to be subject to the notification requirements of this Part while the relevant order (as renewed from time to time) has effect,

the defendant remains subject to the notification requirements.

(3) Where the defendant was not a relevant offender immediately before this section applied to him—

(a) this section causes the defendant to become subject to the notification requirements of this Part from the time the section first applies to him until the relevant order (as renewed from time to time) ceases to have effect, and

(b) this Part applies to the defendant, subject to the modification set out in subsection (4).

(4) The “relevant date” is the date on which this section first applies to the defendant.

[F6 (5) In this section “relevant order” means—

(a) where the conviction, finding or caution within subsection (1) is in respect of a breach of a risk of sexual harm order or a sexual risk order, that order;

(b) where the conviction, finding or caution within subsection (1) is in respect of a breach of an interim risk of sexual harm order or an interim sexual risk order, any risk of sexual harm order or sexual risk order made on the hearing of the application to which the interim order relates or, if no such order is made, the interim order.

(6) In subsection (5)—

• “risk of sexual harm order” includes an order under section 2 of the Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005;

• “interim risk of sexual harm order” includes an order under section 5 of that Act.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 123-129 repealed (E.W.) (8.3.2015) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 5 para. 5(1) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2015/373, art. 2(e)

F2 Word in s. 129 heading inserted (8.3.2015) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 75(2) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2015/373, art. 2(g)(i)

F3 Words in s. 129(1)(a) substituted (8.11.2006) by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38), ss. 56(3), 66(2)

F4 S. 129(1A) inserted (8.11.2006) by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38), ss. 56(3), 66(2)

F5 Words in s. 129(1A)(a) inserted (8.3.2015) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 75(3) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2015/373, art. 2(g)(i)

F6 S. 129(5)(6) substituted for s. 129(5) (8.3.2015) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 75(4) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2015/373, art. 2(g)(i)