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Section 142: Rape of women and men.

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 · 1994 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part XI: Sexual Offences

REPEALED on 2004-05-01 by Sexual Offences Act 2003.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

For section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (rape of a woman) there shall be substituted the following section—

Rape of woman or man (1) (1) It is an offence for a man to rape a woman or another man. (2) A man commits rape if— (a) he has sexual intercourse with a person (whether vaginal or anal) who at the time of the intercourse does not consent to it; and (b) at the time he knows that the person does not consent to the intercourse or is reckless as to whether that person consents to it. (3) A man also commits rape if he induces a married woman to have sexual intercourse with him by impersonating her husband. (4) Subsection (2) applies for the purpose of any enactment.

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