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PUNISHMENT OF INCEST ACT 1908 - SECT 2

Incest by females of or over sixteen.

2. Any female person of or above the age of sixteen years who with consent
permits her grandfather, father, brother, or son to have carnal knowledge of
her (knowing him to be her grandfather, father, brother, or son, as the case
may be) shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and upon conviction thereof shall
be liable, at the discretion of the court, to ... penal servitude for any term
... not exceeding seven years ...

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