{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-2003/section-61",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-2003/section-61.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/42",
  "legislation_title": "Sexual Offences Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-2003",
  "path": "section/61",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "61",
  "heading": "Administering a substance with intent",
  "text": "(1) A person commits an offence if he intentionally administers a substance to, or causes a substance to be taken by, another person (B)—\n(a) knowing that B does not consent, and\n(b) with the intention of stupefying or overpowering B, so as to enable any person to engage in a sexual activity that involves B.\n(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/61",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:17:48.870823+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}