Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill - continued        House of Commons

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SCHEDULE 4
 
  MEANING OF "OFFENCE AGAINST A CHILD"
     1. The offences mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 25 are-
 
 
    (a) an offence under section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cruelty to children),
 
    (b) an offence under section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (intercourse with a girl under 13),
 
    (c) an offence under section 6 of that Act (intercourse with a girl under 16),
 
    (d) an offence under section 19 or 20 of that Act (abduction of girl under 18 or 16),
 
    (e) an offence under section 25 or 26 of that Act (permitting girl under 13, or between 13 and 16, to use premises for intercourse),
 
    (f) an offence under section 28 of that Act (causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse with or indecent assault on, girl under 16),
 
    (g) an offence under section 1 of the Indecency with Children Act 1960 (indecent conduct towards young child),
 
    (h) an offence under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 (indecent photographs of children),
 
    (i) an offence under section 1 of the Child Abduction Act 1984 (abduction of child by parent),
 
    (j) an offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (abuse of trust).
     2. The offences mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection are-
 
 
    (a) murder,
 
    (b) manslaughter,
 
    (c) kidnapping,
 
    (d) false imprisonment,
 
    (e) an offence under section 18 or 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (wounding and causing grievous bodily harm),
 
    (f) an offence under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (rape),
 
    (g) an offence under section 2 or 3 of that Act (procurement of woman by threats or false pretences),
 
    (h) an offence under section 14 or 15 of that Act (indecent assault),
 
    (i) an offence under section 16 of that Act (assault with intent to commit buggery),
 
    (j) an offence under section 17 of that Act (abduction of woman by force or for the sake of her property),
 
    (k) an offence under section 24 of that Act (detention of woman in brothel or other premises).
     3. A person falls within this paragraph if-
 
 
    (a) he commits an offence under section 12 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 by committing buggery with a child under the age of 16,
 
    (b) he commits an offence under section 10 of that Act (incest by a man) by having sexual intercourse with a child,
 
    (c) she commits an offence under section 11 of that Act (incest by a woman) by allowing a child to have sexual intercourse with her,
 
    (d) he commits an offence under section 13 of that Act by committing an act of gross indecency with a child,
 
    (e) he commits an offence under section 21 of that Act (abduction of defective from parent or guardian) by taking a child out of the possession of her parent or guardian,
 
    (f) he commits an offence under section 22 of that Act (causing prostitution of women) in relation to a child,
 
    (g) he commits an offence under section 23 of that Act (procuration of girl under 21) by procuring a child to have sexual intercourse with a third person,
 
    (h) he commits an offence under section 30 of that Act (man living on earnings of prostitution) in a case where the prostitute is a child,
 
    (i) she commits an offence under section 31 of that Act (woman exercising control over prostitute) in a case where the prostitute is a child,
 
    (j) he commits an offence under section 9(1)(a) of the Theft Act 1968 (burglary), by entering a building or part of a building with intent to rape a child,
 
    (k) he commits an offence of-
 
      (i) aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting the commission of an offence against a child, or
 
      (ii) conspiring or attempting to commit such an offence.
 
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