# Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976, Section 1: Meaning of “rape” etc.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the purposes of section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (which relates to rape) a man commits rape if—
(a) he has unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who at the time of the intercourse does not consent to it; and
(b) at that time he knows that she does not consent to the intercourse or he is reckless as to whether she consents to it;
and references to rape in other enactments (including the following provisions of this Act) shall be construed accordingly.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/82/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-amendment-act-1976/section-1
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