Amendments to Court Martial rules8

In rule 89(1) (interpretation of Chapter 6), in the definition of “sexual offence”—

a

for sub-paragraph (a) and (b) substitute—

a

an offence which is—

i

an offence under Part 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 200310, or

ii

a relevant superseded offence as defined by section 62(1A) of the 1999 Act11 (meaning of “sexual offence” and other references to offences);

b

an offence of attempting or conspiring to commit, or of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring or inciting the commission of, such an offence; or