# The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 20: Sexual offences against children committed by children or young persons


(1) A person under 18 commits an offence if he does anything which would be an offence under any of Articles 16 to 19 if he were aged 18.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this Article 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 5 years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110800936/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-20
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