Section 135Part 5 — Offences Injurious to the Public in General
Sexual assault of a mentally impaired person
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135. A person who has engaged or attempts to engage in an activity that is sexual in nature with a person who —
has a mental impairment, within the meaning of the Mental Health Act (2023 Revision); or
has a mental disorder impeding choice, under circumstances not amounting to rape but which prove that the first-mentioned person knew or could reasonably be expected to know at the time of the commission of the activity, that the second-mentioned person was suffering from a mental impairment or mental disorder impeding choice, commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for twelve years.