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DMA-1998-L-49696
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Title_of_text
Sexual Offences Act 1998 (No. 1 of 1998).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Dominica
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1998-04-22
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Prohibits rape, sex with minors, incest, and certain sexual acts. S. 10 prohibits sexual intercourse between an employer and a minor employee under the age of 16. Part II prohibits the procurement of minors or adults for prostitution and prohibits prostitution, the maintenance of brothels, and living off the earnings of prostitution. Part III regards court proceeding in cases of sexual offences. Repeals the Sexual Offences Act (Ch 10:36) and sections of the Offences against the Person Act (Ch. 10:31) and the Small Charges Act (Ch. 10:39).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2016-12-15 (DMA-2016-L-104938)
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act 9 of 2016).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica
URL
http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/1998/act1-1998.pdf
File
DMA49696.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Acts
Page range
pp. 1-28