Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Possession of pornographic images of rape and assault by penetration

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

50.—(1) The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 63(6) (possession of extreme pornographic images) after “subsection (7)” insert “or (7A)”.

(3) In section 66 (defence: participation in consensual acts)—

(a)in subsection (1)(b) for the words from “within” to the end substitute “within subsection (7)(a) to (c) or (7A) of that section (but does not portray an act within subsection (7)(d) of that section).”;

(b)in subsection (2) after paragraph (c) insert

; and

(d)if the image portrays an act within section 63(7A), that what is portrayed as non-consensual penetration was in fact consensual..

(4) In section 67 (penalties for possession of extreme pornographic images) in subsection (5)(b) at the end add “or (7A)(a) or (b).”.