Sexual Offences Act
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British EnglishSexual Offences Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and former British colonies and territories such as Antigua and Barbuda,<ref name="ntigua">Template:Cite web</ref> Crown dependencies, Kenya,<ref name="kenya" /> Lesotho,<ref name="lesotho">Template:Cite web</ref> Republic of Ireland,<ref name="ireland" /> Sierra Leone,<ref name="sierra">Template:Cite web</ref> South Africa<ref name="sa" /> and Trinidad and Tobago<ref name="tt" /> relating to sexual offences (including both substantive and procedural provisions). Template:Sex and the Law The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Sexual Offences Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Sexual Offences Acts may be a generic name for legislation bearing that short title. It is a term of art.
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United Kingdom
England and Wales
- The Sexual Offences Act 1956 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 69)<ref name="soa56">Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Indecency with Children Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 33)<ref name="ica60">Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences Act 1967 (c. 60)<ref name="soa67">Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976 (c. 82)<ref name="soaa67">Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences Act 1985 (c. 44)<ref name="soa85">Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 (c. 34)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences Act 1993 (c. 30)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 (c. 29)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences (Protected Material) Act 1997 (c. 39)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 44)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences Acts
- The Sexual Offences Acts 1956 and 1967 is the collective title of the Sexual Offences Act 1957 and the Sexual Offences Act 1967.<ref>The Sexual Offences Act 1967, section 11(1)</ref>
- The Sexual Offences Acts 1956 to 1976 is the collective title of the Sexual Offences Acts 1956 and 1967 and the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976.<ref>The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976, section 7(1)</ref>
- The Sexual Offences Acts 1956 to 1992 is the collective title of the Sexual Offences Acts 1956 to 1976 and the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992.<ref>The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992, section 8(2)</ref>
Scotland
- The Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 67)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 9)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 9)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Northern Ireland
A number of Orders in Council with this title have been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the imposition of direct rule. These orders are considered to be primary legislation.
- The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (SI 1978/460 (N.I. 5))<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (SI 2008/1769 (N.I. 2))<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Antigua and Barbuda
- The Sexual Offences Act 1995<ref name="ntigua" />
Barbados
- Sexual Offences Act 1993<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2016<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Crown dependencies
Bailiwick of Guernsey
- Sexual Offences (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1983<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences (Amendment) (Guernsey) Law, 2000<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- The Sexual Offences (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2011<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bailiwick of Jersey
- Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 1990<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2018<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sex Offenders (Jersey) Law 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Isle of Man
- Sexual Offences Act 1992<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2006<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dominica
- Sexual Offences Act 1887<ref name="dominica">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992<ref name="dominica" />
- Sexual Offences Act 1996<ref name="dominica" />
- Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2016<ref name="dominica" />
Guyana
- Sexual Offences Act 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Jamaica
- Sexual Offences Act 2009<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Kenya
- The Sexual Offences Act 2006<ref name="kenya">Template:Cite web</ref>
Republic of Ireland
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 1993<ref name="ireland">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act, 1996<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sex Offenders Act, 2001<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Lesotho
- Sexual Offences Act 2003<ref name="lesotho" />
Maldives
- Sexual Offences Act 2014<ref name="Maldives">Template:Cite web</ref>
Malaysia
- Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017<ref name="Malaysia">Template:Cite web</ref>
Sierra Leone
- Sexual Offences Act 2012<ref name="sierra" />
South Africa
- The Sexual Offences Act, 1957<ref name="sa">Template:Cite web</ref> (now mostly repealed)
- The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tanzania
- Sexual Offences (Special Provisions) Act 1998<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Trinidad and Tobago
- Sexual Offences Act, 1986<ref name="tt">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2000<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> [1]