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Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance 2021

Ord. No. 35 of 2021
Section 3
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Division 3—Consent and Defence

159AAF. Interpretation
In this Division—
subject individual (事主) means an individual whose intimate act, intimate part or intimate image is the subject of a person’s conduct.
159AAG. Who cannot give consent that would prevent conduct from becoming offence under Division 2
A subject individual cannot give a consent that would prevent a person’s conduct from becoming an offence under Division 2 if, at the time when the conduct takes place, the subject individual—
(a) is under the age of 16; or
(b) is a mentally incapacitated person as defined by section 117(1).
159AAH. Disregard whether consent is given
For the purposes of Division 2, a person disregards whether a subject individual consents to the person’s conduct if the person—
(a) knows that the subject individual does not consent to the conduct; or
(b) is reckless as to whether the subject individual consents to the conduct.