# The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, Article 24: Article 23: exclusions and defences

Extent: N.I.

(1) A person does not commit an offence under Article 23 if B has not attained the age of 16.
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(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2007/1351/article/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-northern-ireland-order-2007/article-24
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