# Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009, Section 41: Special provision as regards age: deeming provisions


The deeming provisions are—
Deeming provision 1
B is to be deemed for the purposes of the proceedings to be a person who has attained the age of 13 years at the relevant time.
Deeming provision 2
A is to be deemed for the purposes of the proceedings to be a person who has attained the age of 13 years at the relevant time.
Deeming provision 3
A is to be deemed for the purposes of the proceedings to be a child who has not attained the age of 16 years at the relevant time.
Deeming provision 4
B is to be deemed for the purposes of the proceedings to be a person who has not attained the age of 16 years at the relevant time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/9/section/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-2009/section-41
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