Part II Protection of Children

Indecent conduct towards children

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

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 ”.