s 7 Short title, construction, commencement and extent.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000. (2) For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, this Act shall be taken to be a pre-commencement enactment within the meaning of that Act. (3) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes. (4) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.