SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.74

March 26, 2007

If, through drink, or for any other reason, a complainant had temporarily lost her capacity to choose whether to have sexual intercourse, she was not consenting, and subject to the defendant’s state of mind, if intercourse took place, that would be rape. However, where a complainant had voluntarily consumed substantial quantities of alcohol, but nevertheless remained capable of choosing whether to have intercourse, and agreed to do so, that would not be rape.

CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE COMPLAINANT’S VOLUNTARY EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION CONSENT CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE JURY DIRECTIONS RAPE s.1 s.75 s.75(2)(d) s.75(2)(f) s.76 SEXUAL OFFENCES SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.74 VOLUNTARY INTOXICATION

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