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22B.—(1) A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if—
(a)A communicates with another person (B),
(b)at the time of the communication, A intentionally presents himself or herself to B, to a group of persons that includes B or to the public at large as being under 18,
(c)A’s intention in communicating with B is to establish or participate in an exchange of communications with a particular person whom A has in mind (C) with a view to subsequently committing a relevant offence against C, and
(d)C is under 16 and A does not reasonably believe that C is 16 or over.
(2) B and C may be the same person.
(3) If—
(a)A communicates with a group of persons, and
(b)the group contains a person to whom A intentionally presents himself or herself as being under 18,
A is to be regarded as communicating with that person.]
Textual Amendments
F1Arts. 22B-22G inserted (27.11.2023) by Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 19), ss. 4(1), 30(2); S.R. 2023/188, art. 3(a)