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Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009, the Glossary

Index Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009

The Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: Act of the Scottish Parliament, Age of consent, Common law, England and Wales, Law reform, Northern Ireland, Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005, Rape of males, Scotland, Scots law, Scottish Government, Scottish Law Commission, Sex and the law, Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Sexual Offences Act, Sexual Offences Act 2003, Sexual offences in the United Kingdom, Statutory rape, The National Archives (United Kingdom).

  2. Acts of the Scottish Parliament 2009
  3. Harassment law
  4. Sexual harassment in the United Kingdom

Act of the Scottish Parliament

An act of the Scottish Parliament (Achd Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) is primary legislation made by the Scottish Parliament.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Act of the Scottish Parliament

The age of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts. Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and age of consent are sex laws.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Age of consent

Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Common law

England and Wales

England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and England and Wales

Law reform

Law reform or legal reform is the process of examining existing laws, and advocating and implementing change in a legal system, usually with the aim of enhancing justice or efficiency.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Law reform

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Northern Ireland

Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005

The Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 9) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 are Scottish criminal law.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005

Rape of males

Some victims of rape or other sexual violence incidents are male.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Rape of males

Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Scotland

Scots law

Scots law is the legal system of Scotland.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Scots law

Scottish Government

The Scottish Government (Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the devolved government of Scotland.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Scottish Government

Scottish Law Commission

The Scottish Law Commission (Coimisean Lagh na h-Alba) is an advisory non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Scottish Law Commission

Sex and the law

Sex and the law deals with the regulation by law of human sexual activity. Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and sex and the law are sex laws.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Sex and the law

Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

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.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

Sexual Offences Act

Sexual Offences Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and former British colonies and territories such as Antigua and Barbuda, Crown dependencies, Kenya, Lesotho, Republic of Ireland, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago relating to sexual offences (including both substantive and procedural provisions).

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Sexual Offences Act

Sexual Offences Act 2003

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Sexual Offences Act 2003

Sexual offences in the United Kingdom

There are a number of sexual offences under the law of England and Wales, the law of Scotland, and the law of Northern Ireland (which function as three separate systems for this purpose).

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Sexual offences in the United Kingdom

Statutory rape

In common law jurisdictions, statutory rape is nonforcible sexual activity in which one of the individuals is below the age of consent (the age required to legally consent to the behaviour).

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and Statutory rape

The National Archives (United Kingdom)

The National Archives (TNA; Yr Archifau Cenedlaethol) is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

See Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and The National Archives (United Kingdom)

See also

Acts of the Scottish Parliament 2009

Harassment law

Sexual harassment in the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Offences_(Scotland)_Act_2009