Sexual Offences Act 2003

142 Extent, saving etc. U.K.

(1) Subject to section 137 and to subsections (2) to (4), this Act extends to England and Wales only.

(2) The following provisions also extend to Northern Ireland—

[F1 (a) sections 46 and F2 ...,]

(b) [F3 Schedule 2,]

[F4 (c) sections 80 to 85, 86 to 88, 89 to 91, 92 to 96, 96B to 103, 122F and 130 to 136ZD;

(ca) Part 2A;]

(d) sections 138, 141, 143 and this section.

[F5 (2A) Sections 85A, 96A, 96AA, 110, 117A, 119 and 123 to 129 and Schedule 3A extend only to Northern Ireland.]

(3) The following provisions also extend to Scotland—

[F6 (a) sections 80 to 85, 86 to 88, 89 to 91, 92, 94 to 96, 97 to 103, 122F, 130 to 132 and 133 to 136ZB;]

(b) sections 138, 141, 143 and this section.

[F7 (3A) Sections 88A to 88I, 96A, 111A, 117B, 120 and 121 extend only to Scotland.

(3B) Sections 104 to 109, 111, 112 to 117, 118 and 122 extend to Northern Ireland and Scotland but not to England and Wales.

(3C) The references to section 96A in subsections (2A) and (3A) are references respectively to—

(a) the section 96A inserted by the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013, and

(b) the section 96A inserted by the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006.]

(4) Unless otherwise provided, any amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act has the same extent as the provision to which it relates.

(5) [F8 Section 16B of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39) continues to have effect despite the repeal by this Act of section 8 of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 (c. 51).]

(6) For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), this Act is to be taken to be a pre-commencement enactment.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 142(2)(a) substituted (E.W.N.I.) (2.2.2009) by The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1779), arts. 2(3), 11(a); S.R. 2008/510, art. 2

F2 Words in s. 142(2) repealed (N.I.) (14.1.2015) by Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 2), s. 28(2), Sch. 5

F3 S. 142(2)(b) omitted (E.W.N.I.) (2.2.2009) by virtue of The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1779), arts. 2(3), 11(b); S.R. 2008/510, art. 2

F4 S. 142(2)(c)(ca) substituted for s. 142(2)(c) (8.3.2015) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 113(2)(a), 185(1) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2015/373, art. 2(a)

F5 S. 142(2A) inserted (8.3.2015) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 113(2)(b), 185(1) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2015/373, art. 2(a)

F6 S. 142(3)(a) substituted (8.3.2015) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 113(2)(c), 185(1) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2015/373, art. 2(a)

F7 S. 142(3A)-(3C) inserted (8.3.2015) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 113(2)(d), 185(1) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2015/373, art. 2(a)

F8 S. 142(5) repealed (S.) (1.12.2010) by Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9), ss. 61(2), 62(2), Sch. 6; S.S.I. 2010/357, art. 2(a)