New Clause 13 - Use of electronic communication to engage in, incite, entice, or solicit an act of gross indecency with a child: amendment of the indecency with children act 1960
Criminal Justice and Police Bill
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`After section 1 of the Indecency with Children Act 1960 (Indecent conduct towards young child), there shall be inserted—
``Use of electronic communication to engage in, incite, entice, or solicit an act of gross indecency with a child
1A.(1) Any person aged eighteen or over who uses an electronic communication for the purpose of—
(a) engaging in an act of gross indecency with a person he knows or has reason to believe is a child; or
(b) inciting or enticing a person he knows or has reason to believe is a child to meet with him, with the intent of engaging in an act of gross indecency; or
(c) soliciting a person he knows or has reason to believe is a child to engage in any act that would constitute an offence under section 1 or under section (1)(a) or (1)(b).
is guilty of an offence and shall be liable
(i) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or to a fine, or to both; or
(ii) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.
(2) References in the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 to the offences mentioned in the first Schedule to that Act shall include offences under this section.
(3) Offences under this section shall be deemed to be offences against the person for the purpose of section 3 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 (which restricts the trial by the United Kingdom courts of offenders connected with visiting forces);
(4) In this section—
``child'' means a person under the age of sixteen years
``electronic communication'' has the meaning given by section 15 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000.''.'.—[Mr. Heald.]
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