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SLE-2012-L-92359
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Title_of_text
Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sierra Leone
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2012-08-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Act, inter alia, incresaes the minimum jail sentence for sexual violations from two years to between five and fifteen years. It defines consent as an agreement by choice with the person having both the freedom and the capacity to make that choice. Persons under the age of 18 years are not capable of giving consent under the Act. Marriage can also not be used as a defence against violations of the Act, effectively prohibiting forced sex in marital relationships. The Act protects children, especially girls, from being abused by teachers, as well as traditional and religious leaders.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act (Cap 31.) is amended by repealing sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1926-12-24 (SLE-1926-R-70677)
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 1926 [Cap. 31].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Sierra Leone Legal Information Institute (SierraLii)
Country
Sierra Leone
URL
http://www.sierralii.org
File
SLE92359.pdf (PDF)