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The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
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1. [F1The offences mentioned in Article 22(1)(a) are—
(a)an offence under section 4 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (c.69) (defilement of girl under 14),
(b)an offence under section 5 of that Act (defilement of girl under 17),
(c)an offence under section 6 of that Act (permitting defilement of young girls on premises),
(d)an offence under section 7 of that Act (abduction of girl with intent to have carnal knowledge),
(e)an offence under section 1 of the Infanticide Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (c. 5) (infanticide),
(f)an offence under section 20 of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c.34) (cruelty to children),
(g)an offence under section 21 of that Act (causing or encouraging seduction or prostitution of girl under 17),
(h)an offence under section 22 of that Act (indecent conduct towards child),
(i)an offence under section 23 of that Act (allowing child or young person to be in brothel),
(j)an offence under Article 3 of the Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (NI 17) (indecent photographs of children),
(k)an offence under Article 9 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (NI 6) (inciting girl under 16 to incest),
(l)an offence under Article 3 of the Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (NI 17) (abduction of child by parent),
(m)an offence under Article 15 of the Criminal Justice (Evidence, Etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (NI 17) (possession of indecent photograph of child),
(n)an offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (c.44) (abuse of trust).
[F2(o)any offence under any of sections 15 to 21 and 47 to 50 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.]]
F1Sch. repealed (12.10.2009 for specified purposes, 7.4.2010 for specified purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11)), arts. 1(3), 60(2), Sch. 8 (with arts. 2(4), 53, 57(3), 61(4)); S.R. 2009/346, art. 4 (with arts. 5, 6, 7 (as amended by S.R. 2010/145, arts. 6, 7, 8)); S.R. 2010/145, art. 3
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C1Sch. 1 para. 1 modified (temp. from 17.7.2008) by Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1769 (N.I. 2)), arts. 1(2)(c), 82(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)
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