Risk of sexual harm orders

3Interpretation of section 2

For the purposes of section 2 above—

a

the references in that section to protecting children generally or any child from harm from a person are references to protecting them or it from physical or psychological harm caused by that person doing any of the acts within subsection (5) of that section;

b

“child” means a person aged under 16;

c

“image” means an image produced by any means and whether of a real or imaginary subject;

d

a communication is sexual if—

i

any part of it relates to sexual activity; or

ii

a reasonable person would, in all the circumstances, consider any part of the communication to be sexual;

e

an image is sexual if—

i

any part of it relates to sexual activity; or

ii

a reasonable person would, in all the circumstances, consider any part of the image to be sexual.