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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to abolish the presumption of criminal law that a boy under the age of fourteen is incapable of sexual intercourse. |
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| Citation | 1993 c. 30 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 July 1993 |
| Commencement | 20 September 1993 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of the Sexual Offences Act 1993 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Sexual Offences Act 1993 (c. 30) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that abolished the presumption that a boy under the age of fourteen is incapable of sexual intercourse[1]. Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, if a boy under the age of fourteen intentionally penetrates a woman's vagina with his penis without her consent, he is guilty of rape. Prior to the passage of the Sexual Offences Act 1993, and under the former Sexual Offences Act 1956, the boy would have been presumed physically incapable of penetrating the woman's vagina with his penis, and could not have been considered guilty of rape.
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[edit]References and external link
[edit]- ↑ "Sexual Offences Act 1993". legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
