Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act (No. 32)

Brief Description

Article 56(1) of the Act states that whenever an accused person is charged with an offence under section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 it is not a valid defence for that accused person to contend that a marital or other relationship exists or existed between him or her and the complainant.

The Act also contains provisions on trafficking (Chapter 7, Part 6).