Also in relation to the above I read somewhere that the 2006 act repealed ss3 and 4 of the 1993 act. Does this mean that buggery and gross indecency of persons under 17 can only be brought under the 2006 act or can additional charges be brought under ss3 and ss4 of the 1993 act. Thanks
On Mar 11, 10:50 pm, molly <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > Am studying sexual offences at the moment and am having some trouble > trying to get my head around the issue of mistake as to age per cc v. > Ireland. I know that that decision ruled the provisions of the 1935 > act in relation to unlawful carnal knowledge unconstitutional. However > im wondering what the status is in relation to sexual assault on > children under 15 and 17 under s2 of the criminal law rape amendment > act 1990. Can a defence of mistake as to age arise in this context and > what effect would it have on any potential conviction? Any > clarification would be great.. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FE-1 Study Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ie/group/FE-1-Study-Group?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
