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Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008[1]
Statutory Instrument
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
CitationSI 2008/1769 (NI 2)
Territorial extent Northern Ireland
Dates
Made9 July 2008
Commencement2 February 2009,[2] except for Part 1 and articles 80 and 82, which came into force on 16 July 2008, one week after the Order was made.[3]
Other legislation
Made underNorthern Ireland Act 1998
Relates to
Status: Current legislation
Text of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (SI 2008/1769) (NI 2) is an order in Council made under section 85 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Provisions

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The order provides a legislative framework for sexual offences in Northern Ireland.

The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 defines several sexual offenses, including rape.[4] Under the order, sexual activity involving a child under 13 can receive a life sentence.[5]

The order reduced the age of consent from 17 to 16.[6]

See also

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References

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  • Peter Rook and Robert Ward. "Sexual Offences in Northern Ireland". Rook and Ward on Sexual Offences. Sixth Edition. Sweet & Maxwell. 2021. Chapter 34.
  • David Macfarland. "Sexual Offences in Northern Ireland". Peter Rook and Robert Ward. Rook and Ward on Sexual Offences. First Supplement to the Fourth Edition. Sweet & Maxwell. Thomson Reuters. 2014. Chapter 32. Page 659 et seq.
  • Richard Card, Alisdair A Gillespie and Michael Hirst. Sexual Offences. Jordans. 2008. Paragraphs 2.1, 2.104, 2.95, 2.96 and 11.12.
  • Valentine's All the Law of Northern Ireland
  • Brice Dickinson. Law in Northern Ireland. Second Edition. Hart Publishing. 2013. Para 7.19 at p 178. See also pages 41, 59 and 176.
  • Regan and Brown, "Secretary of State for Justice v A Local Authority and others" (2021) 72 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 596 abstract
  • G Ellison, "Criminalizing the payment for sex in Northern Ireland" (2017) 57 British Journal of Criminology 194
  • Eithne Dowds. "I presume she wanted it to happen". Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly.
  • Bows and Herring (eds). Rough Sex and the Criminal Law. Emerald Publishing. 2023. p 107.
  • Sexual Violence on Trial: Local and Comparative Perspectives. Routledge. 2021. Pages 8, 37, 42, 93 and 106. Google
  • "Sexual offences and under 18-year-olds in Northern Ireland". British Medical Association.
  • The Gillen Review: Report into the Law and Procedures in Serious Sexual Offences in Northern Ireland. 2019.
  • Deborah McAleese. "Age of consent lowered to 16". Belfast Telegraph. 20 November 2007.
  • Jonathan McCambridge. "Massive shake-up in NI sex offence laws". Belfast Telegraph. 2 February 2009.
  • "New kerb crawling laws come into force". Belfast Telegraph. 2 February 2009.
  • Rebecca Black. "Abuse of trust legislation to be strengthened to protect vulnerable children". Belfast Telegraph. 23 March 2021.
  1. ↑ The citation of this Order by this title is authorised by article 1(1) of this Order.
  2. ↑ The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Commencement) Order 2008 (SI 2008/510) (C 30), article 2
  3. ↑ The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, article 1(2)
  4. ↑ The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, article 5
  5. ↑ "'Major overhaul' of NI sex laws". BBC News. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "NI age of consent to be lowered". BBC News. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
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