SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 26Minor and consequential amendments

Part 2Other amendments

Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23)

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1

Section 35 (child complainants and other child witnesses) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (3) (offences to which section applies), in paragraph (a)—

a

before sub-paragraph (v) insert—

iva

any of sections 33 to 36 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956,

b

in sub-paragraph (vi), at end insert “ or any relevant superseded enactment ”.

3

After that subsection insert—

3A

In subsection (3)(a)(vi) “relevant superseded enactment” means—

a

any of sections 1 to 32 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956;

b

the Indecency with Children Act 1960;

c

the Sexual Offences Act 1967;

d

section 54 of the Criminal Law Act 1977.