Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997
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Amendment of section 2 of Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 . |
16.— Section 2 of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 , is hereby amended by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “sexual offence”: | |
“‘sexual offence’ means rape, an offence under section 3 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 1993 , sexual assault (within the meaning of section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990 ), aggravated sexual assault (within the meaning of section 3 of that Act), rape under section 4 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990 or an offence under— | ||
(a) section 3 (as amended by section 8 of the Act of 1935) or 6 (as amended by section 9 of the Act of 1935) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885 , | ||
(b) section 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 1993 , | ||
(c) section 1 (as amended by section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1993 and section 5 of the Criminal Law (Incest Proceedings) Act, 1995 ) or 2 (as amended by section 12 of the Act of 1935) of the Punishment of Incest Act, 1908 , | ||
(d) section 17 (as amended by section 11 of the Act of 1935) of the Children Act, 1908, | ||
(e) section 1 or 2 of the Act of 1935, or | ||
(f) section 5 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 1993 , | ||
excluding an attempt to commit any such offence;”. |