Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43)

Part II U.K. Protection of Children

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. II applied (E.W.) (11.2.2008 for specified purposes, 20.1.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), s. 65, Sch. 3 para. 3(5)(a) (with ss. 51, 57(3), 60(4), 64(5)); S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(a); S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(k)

Indecent conduct towards children U.K.

40 Extension of corresponding Northern Ireland offence: conduct towards 14 to 16 year olds. U.K.

[F1 (1) The Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 is amended as follows.

(2) At the end of section 22 (indecent conduct towards child) there is inserted—

“(2) In this section, “child” means a person under the age of seventeen.”

(3) In section 180(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “child”—

(a) after “ “child”” there is inserted “ , except when used in section 22, ”, and

(b) at the end there is inserted “ and, when used in section 22, has the meaning assigned to it by that section ”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 40 repealed (N.I.) (2.2.2009) by The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1769), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 3; S.R. 2008/510, art. 2