Current Version
| Region | Isle of Man |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | 1992 |
| End Date | 2006 |
| Description | The Sexual Offences Act 1992 decriminalised homosexual activity but set the age of consent for same sex male couples to 21, which was reduced to 18 in 2001 by the Criminal Justice Act 2001, compared to 16 for heterosexual couples. |
| Sources | https://legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1992/1992-0006/SexualOffencesAct1992.pdf https://legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2001/2001-0004/CriminalJusticeAct2001.pdf |
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Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | 1992 |
| End Date | 2006 |
| Description | The Sexual Offences Act 1992 decriminalised homosexual activity but set the age of consent for same sex male couples to 21, which was reduced to 18 in 2001 by the Criminal Justice Act 2001, compared to 16 for heterosexual couples. |
| Sources | https://legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1992/1992-0006/SexualOffencesAct1992.pdf https://legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2001/2001-0004/CriminalJusticeAct2001.pdf |