This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
(1)A person commits an offence if—
(a)he intentionally performs an act of penetration with his penis,
(b)what is penetrated is the vagina or anus of a living animal, and
(c)he knows that, or is reckless as to whether, that is what is penetrated.
(2)A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a)A intentionally causes, or allows, A’s vagina or anus to be penetrated,
(b)the penetration is by the penis of a living animal, and
(c)A knows that, or is reckless as to whether, that is what A is being penetrated by.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
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