Section 2 of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1992, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "sexual offence":

"'sexual offence' means rape, an offence under section 3 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 1993, sexual assault (within the meaning of section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990), aggravated sexual assault (within the meaning of section 3 of that Act), rape under section 4 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990 or an offence under -

(a) section 3 (as amended by section 8 of the Act of 1935) or 6 (as amended by section 9 of the Act of 1935) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885,

(b) section 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 1993,

(c) section 1 (as amended by section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1993 and section 5 of the Criminal Law (Incest Proceedings) Act, 1995) or 2 (as amended by section 12 of the Act of 1935) of the Punishment of Incest Act, 1908,

(d) section 17 (as amended by section 11 of the Act of 1935) of the Children Act, 1908,

(e) section 1 or 2 of the Act of 1935, or

(f) section 5 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 1993,

excluding an attempt to commit any such offence;".