{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-2009/schedule-5/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-2009/schedule-5/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2009/9",
  "legislation_title": "Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-2009",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Schedule 1 to the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.\n(2) At the end of paragraph 1 there is inserted—\n“(n) an offence under section 18 (rape of a young child) of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9);\n(o) an offence under section 19 (sexual assault on a young child by penetration) of that Act;\n(p) an offence under section 20 (sexual assault on a young child) of that Act;\n(q) an offence under section 21 (causing a young child to participate in a sexual activity) of that Act;\n(r) an offence under section 22 (causing a young child to be present during a sexual activity) of that Act;\n(s) an offence under section 23 (causing a young child to look at a sexual image) of that Act;\n(t) an offence under section 24(1) (communicating indecently with a young child) of that Act;\n(u) an offence under section 24(2) (causing a young child to see or hear an indecent communication) of that Act;\n(v) an offence under section 25 (sexual exposure to a young child) of that Act;\n(w) an offence under section 26 (voyeurism towards a young child) of that Act;\n(x) an offence under section 28 (having intercourse with an older child) of that Act;\n(y) an offence under section 29 (engaging in penetrative sexual activity with or towards an older child) of that Act;\n(z) an offence under section 30 (engaging in sexual activity with or towards an older child) of that Act;\n(za) an offence under section 31 (causing an older child to participate in a sexual activity) of that Act;\n(zb) an offence under section 32 (causing an older child to be present during a sexual activity) of that Act;\n(zc) an offence under section 33 (causing an older child to look at a sexual image) of that Act;\n(zd) an offence under section 34(1) (communicating indecently with an older child) of that Act;\n(ze) an offence under section 34(2) (causing an older child to see or hear an indecent communication) of that Act;\n(zf) an offence under section 35 (sexual exposure to an older child) of that Act;\n(zg) an offence under section 36 (voyeurism towards an older child) of that Act;\n(zh) an offence under section 42 (sexual abuse of trust) of that Act.”.\n(3) After paragraph 2(d) there is inserted—\n“(da) commits an offence under section 1 (rape) of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9) in relation to a child;\n(db) commits an offence under section 2 (sexual assault by penetration) of that Act in relation to a child;\n(dc) commits an offence under section 3 (sexual assault) of that Act in relation to a child;\n(dd) commits an offence under section 4 (sexual coercion) of that Act in relation to a child;\n(de) commits an offence under section 5 (coercing a person into being present during a sexual activity) of that Act in relation to a child;\n(df) commits an offence under section 6 (coercing a person into looking at a sexual image) of that Act in relation to a child;\n(dg) commits an offence under section 7(1) (communicating indecently) of that Act in relation to a child;\n(dh) commits an offence under section 7(2) (causing a person to see or hear an indecent communication) of that Act in relation to a child;\n(di) commits an offence under section 8 (sexual exposure) of that Act in relation to a child;\n(dj) commits an offence under section 9 (voyeurism) of that Act in relation to a child;\n(dk) commits an offence under section 46 (sexual abuse of trust of a mentally disordered person) of that Act in relation to a child;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/9/schedule/5/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:36.910809+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."
}