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Sentencing Act 2020

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Sexual Offences Act 1956

29An offence under any of the following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 1956—

(a)section 1 (rape);

(b)section 2 (procurement of woman by threats);

(c)section 3 (procurement of woman by false pretences);

(d)section 4 (administering drugs to obtain or facilitate intercourse);

(e)section 5 (intercourse with girl under 13);

(f)section 6 (intercourse with girl under 16);

(g)section 7 (intercourse with a defective);

(h)section 9 (procurement of a defective);

(i)section 10 or 11 (incest);

(j)section 14 (indecent assault on a woman);

(k)section 15 (indecent assault on a man);

(l)section 16 (assault with intent to commit buggery);

(m)section 17 (abduction of woman by force or for the sake of her property);

(n)section 19 (abduction of unmarried girl under 18 from parent or guardian);

(o)section 20 (abduction of unmarried girl under 16 from parent or guardian);

(p)section 21 (abduction of defective from parent or guardian);

(q)section 22 (causing prostitution of women);

(r)section 23 (procuration of girl under 21);

(s)section 24 (detention of woman in brothel);

(t)section 25 (permitting girl under 13 to use premises for intercourse;

(u)section 26 (permitting girl under 16 to use premises for intercourse);

(v)section 27 (permitting defective to use premises for intercourse);

(w)section 28 (causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse with, or indecent assault on, girl under 16);

(x)section 29 (causing or encouraging prostitution of defective);

(y)section 32 (soliciting by men);

(z)section 33A (keeping a brothel used for prostitution).

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