Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009

Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009
Act of the Scottish Parliament
Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to make new provision about sexual offences, and for connected purposes.
Citation2009 asp 9
Territorial extent Scotland
Dates
Royal assent14 July 2009
Other legislation
Relates toSexual Offences Act 2003
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. It creates a code of sexual offences that is said to be intended to reform that area of the law. The corresponding legislation in England and Wales is the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and in Northern Ireland the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.