[Rev. 2012] Sexual Offences Sexual Offences CAP. 62A 49. Consequential amendments and repeals The Acts identified in the Second Schedule are amended in the manner set out in the Schedule. FIRST SCHEDULE [Section 48, Act No. 7 of 2007, Sch.] TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, the provisions of this Act shall apply with necessary modifications upon the commencement of this Act to all sexual offences. 2. For greater certainty, the provisions of this Act shall supersede any existing provisions of any other law with respect to sexual offences. 3. Any proceedings commenced under any written law or part thereof repealed by this Act shall continue to their logical conclusion under those written laws. SECOND SCHEDULE [Section 49.] CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS (1) This paragraph amends the Penal Code (Cap. 63). (2) Sections 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 161, 164, 166, 167 and 168 of the Penal Code are repealed. (1) This paragraph amends the Evidence Act (Cap. 80). (2) Section 124 of the Evidence Act is amended deleting the words “a child of tender years who is” and substituting therefor the words “alleged victim” and by deleting the word “child” wherever it appears thereafter and substituting therefor the words “alleged victim”. (3) Section 127 of the Evidence Act is amended in subsection (3) by repealing paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph— “(b) with offences under the Sexual Offences Act;” (1) This paragraph amends the Criminal Procedure Code. (2) Section 184 of the of the Criminal Procedure Code is repealed and replaced with the following new section— “184. Charge of rape Where a person is charged with rape and the court is of the opinion that he is not guilty of that offence but that he is guilty of an offence under one of the sections of the Sexual Offences Act, he may be convicted of that offence although he was not charged with it.”. S9 - 29 [Issue 1]