{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-2009/section-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-2009/section-11.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2009/9",
  "legislation_title": "Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-2009",
  "path": "section/11",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Administering a substance for sexual purposes",
  "text": "(1) If a person (“A”) intentionally administers a substance to, or causes a substance to be taken by, another person (“B”)—\n(a) without B knowing, and\n(b) without any reasonable belief that B knows,\nand does so for the purpose of stupefying or overpowering B, so as to enable any person to engage in a sexual activity which involves B, then A commits an offence, to be known as the offence of administering a substance for sexual purposes.\n(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), if A, whether by act or omission, induces in B a reasonable belief that the substance administered or taken is (either or both)—\n(a) of a substantially lesser strength, or\n(b) in a substantially lesser quantity,\nthan it is, any knowledge which B has (or belief as to knowledge which B has) that it is being administered or taken is to be disregarded.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/9/section/11",
    "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."
}