Part II

Protection of Children

Indecent conduct towards children

Extension of corresponding Northern Ireland offence: conduct towards 14 to 16 year olds.
40
1
The Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 is amended as follows.
2
At the end of section 22 (indecent conduct towards child) there is inserted—
2
In this section, “
child
” means a person under the age of seventeen.
3
In section 180(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “child”—
a
after “ “child”” there is inserted
“ , except when used in section 22, ”
, and
b
at the end there is inserted
“ and, when used in section 22, has the meaning assigned to it by that section ”
.
Pt. II applied (E.W.) (11.2.2008 for specified purposes, 20.1.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), s. 65, Sch. 3 para. 3(5)(a) (with ss. 51, 57(3), 60(4), 64(5)); S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(a); S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(k)
S. 40 repealed (N.I.) (2.2.2009) by The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1769), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 3; S.R. 2008/510, art. 2