Sexual Offences Act 2003
2003 CHAPTER 42
Commentary on Sections
Part 1: Sexual Offences
Section 23: Sections 16 to 19: marriage exception
49.Section 23 provides that A will not commit an offence under sections 16 to 19 if he can prove that, at the time of the sexual activity, B was aged 16 or over and he and B were lawfully married to each other.
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