161D
CurrentMeaning of serious child sex offence
Part 9BRepeat serious child sex offences
161D Meaning of serious child sex offence
A serious child sex offence is an offence against a provision mentioned in schedule 1A, or an offence that involved counselling or procuring the commission of an offence mentioned in schedule 1A, committed—
(a)
in relation to a child under 16 years; and
(b)
in circumstances in which an offender convicted of the offence would be liable to imprisonment for life.
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