(1)  Any person who does any indecent act with, or directed at, another person who is under the age of 17 years is guilty of a crime.

Charge:  Indecent act with or directed at a child [ or young person].

(2)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(3)  The consent of a person against whom a crime is alleged to have been committed under this section is a defence to such a charge only where, at the time the crime was alleged to have been committed –

(a) that person was of or above the age of 15 years and the accused person was not more than 5 years older than that person; or

(b) that person was of or above the age of 12 years and the accused person was not more than 3 years older than that person.