Section 2 Procuring by threats, etc.

Scotland

(1)

Any person who—

(a)

by threats or intimidation procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to have any unlawful sexual intercourse in any part of the world, or

(b)

by false pretences or false representations procures any woman or girl to have any unlawful sexual intercourse in any part of the world, or

(c)

applies or administers to, or causes to be taken by, any woman or girl any drug, matter or thing, with intent to stupefy or overpower so as thereby to enable any person to have unlawful sexual intercourse with such woman or girl,

shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.

(2)

A man who induces a married woman to permit him to have sexual intercourse with her by impersonating her husband shall be deemed to be guilty of rape.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (retrospective to 1.4.1996) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1)(2), Sch. 1 para. 6(1)(2), Sch. 3; S.I. 1997/1712, art. 3, Sch.