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16. Amendment of section 2 of Criminal Evidence Act, 1992.

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 secti

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