Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

2 (1) Section 136A (meaning of specified prostitution offence etc) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a) the words “section 47 of this Act or” are omitted;

(b) in paragraph (b) the words “section 48 of this Act, or” are omitted;

(c) in paragraph (c) the words “section 49 of this Act, or” are omitted;

(d) in paragraph (d) the words “section 50 of this Act, or” are omitted.

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (a) the words “section 48 of this Act, or” are omitted;

(b) in paragraph (b) the words “section 49 of this Act, or” are omitted;

(c) in paragraph (c) the words “section 50 of this Act, or” are omitted.

(4) After that subsection there is inserted—

“(3A) The specified child sex offences are—

(a) an offence under any of the following sections of this Act—

• sections 5 to 13;

• sections 16 to 19;

• sections 25 and 26;

• sections 47 to 50;

(b) an offence under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 (indecent photographs of children);

(c) an offence under any of the following sections of this Act committed against a person under 18—

• sections 1 to 4;

• sections 30 to 41;

• section 59A;

• section 61;

• sections 66 and 67.”

(5) In subsection (4)(a)—

(a) the words “section 47 of this Act or” are omitted;

(b) the words “subsection (1)(a) of that section or, as the case may be,” are omitted.

(6) After subsection (5) there is inserted—

“(5A) Premises are being used for activities related to a specified child sex offence at any time when the premises are used—

(a) to commit the offence, or

(b) for activities intended to arrange or facilitate the commission of the offence.”