Sexual Offences Act 1956 (c. 69)

Part I U.K. Offences, and the Prosecution and Punishment of Offences

Suppression of brothels E+W

[F1 33A Keeping a brothel used for prostitution E+W

(1) It is an offence for a person to keep, or to manage, or act or assist in the management of, a brothel to which people resort for practices involving prostitution (whether or not also for other practices).

(2) In this section “prostitution” has the meaning given by section 51(2) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 33A inserted (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), ss. 55(2), 141; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2