Sexual Offences Act

Section 47. Regulations Section any matter which is required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by regulations;

Section 48. Transitional provisions Section The provisions of the First Schedule shall apply.

Section 11A. Indecent act with adult Section Any person who commits anindecent actwith an adult is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings or to both.[ActNo. 7 of 2007, Sch.]

Section 16A. Sexual communication with achild Section 16A(1) A person of eighteen years and above who knowingly communicates with achildin— Section 16A(1)(i) a sexual manner; or Section 16A(1)(ii) a manner intended to encourage thechildto communicate in a sexual manner, commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine of not less than five hundred thousand shillings or imprisonment for a term of not less than five years, or to both. Section 16A(2) For the purposes of this section, a communication is sexual if— Section 16A(2)(a) any part of it relates to sexual activity, or Section 16A(2)(b) a reasonable person would consider any part of the communication to be sexual.

Section 47A. Chief Justice may make rules Section The Chief Justice may make rules of Court for the implementation of the Act.[ActNo. 7 of 2007, Sch.]