Section 67 Voyeurism
A person commits an offence if—
for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, he observes another person doing a private act, and
he knows that the other person does not consent to being observed for his sexual gratification.
A person commits an offence if—
he operates equipment with the intention of enabling another person to observe, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, a third person (B) doing a private act, and
he knows that B does not consent to his operating equipment with that intention.
A person commits an offence if—
he records another person (B) doing a private act,
he does so with the intention that he or a third person will, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, look at an image of B doing the act, and
he knows that B does not consent to his recording the act with that intention.
A person commits an offence if he instals equipment, or constructs or adapts a structure or part of a structure, with the intention of enabling himself or another person to commit an offence under subsection (1).
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Ss. 66-72 repealed (N.I.) (2.2.2009) by The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1769 (N.I. 2)), arts. 1, 78(e), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2 para. 1) S.R. 2008/510, art. 2