# Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000, Section 2: Defences available to persons who are under age.

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

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(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(4) In section 13 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, after subsection (8) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(8A) A person under the age of sixteen years does not commit an offence under subsection (5)(a) or (c) above if he commits or is party to the commission of a homosexual act with a person who has attained that age.”
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/44/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-amendment-act-2000/section-2
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