§ (" .—(1) The Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 is amended as follows.
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(2) At the end of section 22 (indecent conduct towards child) there is inserted—
(2) In this section "child" means a person under the age of seventeen.
§ (3) In section 180(1) (interpretation), in the definition of "child"—
- (a) after ""child"" there is inserted ", except when used in section 22,", and
- (b) at the end there is inserted "and, when used in section 22, has the meaning assigned to it by that section".").
§ On Question, amendment agreed to.
§ 3.15 p.m.
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Baroness Blatch moved Amendment No. 33:
After Clause 38, insert the following new clause—