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Sexual Offences Act 2003

Sexual Offences Act 2003

2003 CHAPTER 42

Commentary on Sections

Part 1: Sexual Offences

Section 71: Sexual activity in a public lavatory

134.Section 71 makes it an offence intentionally to engage in sexual activities in a public lavatory. Subsection (1)(a) defines a public lavatory. The term “sexual” for the purposes of this clause is defined in subsection (2). A definition distinct from that in section 78 is used in section 71 so as to include only sexual activities that a reasonable person would take to be sexual without knowledge of the purpose of the person carrying out the activity.

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