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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 19952.