{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-northern-ireland-consequential-amendments-order-2008/article-17",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110800950",
  "legislation_title": "The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-northern-ireland-consequential-amendments-order-2008",
  "path": "article/17",
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  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Criminal Justice Act 2003",
  "text": "In Part 3 of Schedule 15A to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (offences under the law of Northern Ireland) after paragraph 49 insert—\n“49A An offence under Article 5 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (rape).\n49B An offence under Article 6 of that Order (assault by penetration).\n49C An offence under Article 8 of that Order (causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent) if the offender was liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.\n49D An offence under Article 12 of that Order (rape of a child under 13).\n49E An offence under Article 13 of that Order (assault of a child under 13 by penetration).\n49F An offence under Article 15 of that Order (causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity) if the offender was liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.\n49G An offence under Article 37 of that Order (paying for sexual services of a child) if the offender was liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.\n49H An offence under Article 43 of that Order (sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder impeding choice) if the offender was liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.\n49I An offence under Article 44 of that Order (causing or inciting a person, with a mental disorder impeding choice, to engage in sexual activity) if the offender was liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.\n49J An offence under Article 47 of that Order (inducement, threat or deception to procure sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder) if the offender was liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.\n49K An offence under Article 48 of that Order (causing a person with a mental disorder to engage in or agree to engage in sexual activity by inducement, threat or deception) if the offender was liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.\n49L An offence under Article 66 of that Order (committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence) if the offender was liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 44. Schedule 15A was inserted by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. )."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}