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The old Section 6 offence and its time limit were rightly repealed by the Sexual Offences Act 2003, which introduced a much more comprehensive framework of sexual offences, including those against children, and any acts committed from 1 May 2004 onwards are prosecuted under the 2003 Act. As for the new Section 9 offence—even if there was no consent—which replaced the old Section 6 offence, there is now no time limit for bringing a prosecution.