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.