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Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act
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7. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “in subsection (3) or specified by the court pursuant to subsection (4), as the case may be,” for “in subsection (3)”, and
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(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4):
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“(4) If—
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(a) a sentence is imposed on a person in respect of a sexual offence, and
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(b) at the time of the commission of the offence concerned, the person was aged under 18 years,
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the court shall, in imposing the sentence, specify the period for which the person shall be subject to the requirements of this Part, which period shall not exceed 5 years, having regard to—
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(i) the nature and circumstances of the offence concerned, and
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(ii) the degree of risk, if any, that the offender may commit a subsequent sexual offence.”.
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