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Section 229
1Rape.
2Clandestine injury to women.
3Abduction of woman or girl with intent to rape or ravish.
4Assault with intent to rape or ravish.
5Indecent assault.
6Lewd, indecent or libidinous behaviour or practices.
7Shameless indecency.
8Sodomy.
9An offence under section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2) in relation to goods prohibited to be imported under section 42 of the Customs Consolidation Act 1876 (c. 36), but only where the prohibited goods include indecent photographs of persons.
10An offence under section 52 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45) (taking and distribution of indecent images of children).
11An offence under section 52A of that Act (possession of indecent images of children).
12An offence under section 1 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39) (incest).
13An offence under section 2 of that Act (intercourse with a stepchild).
14An offence under section 3 of that Act (intercourse with child under 16 by person in position of trust).
15An offence under section 5 of that Act (unlawful intercourse with girl under 16).
16An offence under section 6 of that Act (indecent behaviour towards girl between 12 and 16).
17An offence under section 8 of that Act (detention of woman in brothel or other premises).
18An offence under section 10 of that Act (person having parental responsibilities causing or encouraging sexual activity in relation to a girl under 16).
19An offence under subsection (5) of section 13 of that Act (homosexual offences).
20An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 44) (abuse of position of trust).
21An offence of—
(a)attempting, conspiring or inciting another to commit any offence specified in the preceding paragraphs, or
(b)aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any offence specified in paragraphs 9 to 20.
22Any offence (other than an offence specified in any of the preceding paragraphs) inferring personal violence.
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