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(1)It is an offence for a person in a street or public place to solicit another (B) for the purpose of obtaining B's sexual services as a prostitute.
(2)The reference to a person in a street or public place includes a person in a vehicle in a street or public place.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(4)In this section “street” has the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Street Offences Act 1959.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 51A inserted (1.4.2010) by Policing and Crime Act 2009, {ss. 19}, 116(1); S.I. 2010/507, art. 5(f) (with art. 6)