Criminal Law Act 1977

54 Inciting girl under sixteen to have incestuous sexual intercourse

(1) It is an offence for a man to incite to have sexual intercourse with him a girl under the age of sixteen whom he knows to be his grand-daughter, daughter or sister.

(2) In the preceding subsection " man " includes boy, " sister " includes half-sister, and for the purposes of that subsection any expression importing a relationship between two people shall be taken to apply notwithstanding that the relationship is not traced through lawful wedlock.

(3) The following provisions of section 1 of the [1960 c. 33.] Indecency with Children Act 1960, namely—

• subsection (2) (competence of spouse of accused to give evidence);

• subsection (3) (references in [1933 c. 12.] Children and Young Persons Act 1933 to the offences mentioned in Schedule 1 to that Act to include offences under that section);

• subsection (4) (offences under that section to be deemed offences against the person for the purpose of section 3 of the [1952 c. 67.] Visiting Forces Act 1952),

shall apply in relation to offences under this section.

(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £1,000, or both;

(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.