Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007

Amendment of Act of 2006.

5.— (1) Section 3 of the Act of 2006 is amended—

(a) in paragraph (a) of subsection (2), by the substitution of “5 years” for “2 years”,

(b) in paragraph (b) of subsection (2), by the substitution of “10 years” for “4 years”,

(c) in paragraph (a) of subsection (4), by the substitution of “10 years” for “4 years”, and

(d) in paragraph (b) of subsection (4), by the substitution of “15 years” for “7 years”.

(2) Section 6 of the Act of 2006 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection:

“(1A) References in section 3 of the Act of 1981 to jury shall, in the case of summary proceedings for an offence under this Act, be construed as references to court.”.