# The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 3: “Consent”


For the purposes of this Order, a person consents if he agrees by choice, and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110800936/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-3
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