# Criminal Law Amendment Act (Northern Ireland) 1923, Section 1: Consent of young person to be no defence.


It shall be no defence to a charge or indictment for an indecent assault on a child or young person under the age of [ seventeen] to prove that he or she consented to the act of indecency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1923/8/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-amendment-act-northern-ireland-1923/section-1
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