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Yn ddilys o 01/09/2007

Part 4 E+W+SProtection of children and young persons

GeneralE+W+S

63Reasonable belief about person's ageE+W+S

(1)Where a person is charged with an offence under this Part of doing anything in relation to an individual who is a child it is a defence for the person charged to prove that—

(a)he took all reasonable steps to determine the individual's age, and

(b)he reasonably believed that the individual was not a child.

(2)Where a person is charged with an offence under this Part of doing anything in relation to an individual who is a young person it is a defence for the person charged to prove that—

(a)he took all reasonable steps to determine the individual's age, and

(b)he reasonably believed that the individual was not a young person.