(1) For section 43(1) of the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 substitute —
'(1) In section 3(1) of the Sentencing Act 1991 , in the definition of "serious offence"—
(a) in paragraph (c)(viii), for "(sexual relationship with" substitute "(persistent sexual abuse of";
(b) after paragraph (d) insert —
"(da) an offence that, at the time it was committed, was a serious offence; or";
(c) in paragraph (f), for "paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e)" substitute "any of the preceding paragraphs".'.
(2) In section 43(2) of the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 —
(a) in paragraph (e), for ' "a
child".' substitute
' "a child";';
(b) after paragraph (e) insert —
'(f) after clause 1(df) insert —
"(dg) an offence that, at the time it was committed, was an offence to which this clause applied;";'.