Section 23 Sexual Offences Act 2003

Section 23 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Sections 16 to 19: exception for spouses and civil partners. It provides as follows:

(1) Conduct by a person (A) which would otherwise be an offence under any of sections 16 to 19 against another person (B) is not an offence under that section if at the time —

(a) B is 16 or over, and

(b) A and B are lawfully married or civil partners of each other.

(2)In proceedings for such an offence it is for the defendant to prove that A and B were at the time lawfully married or civil partners of each other.

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