# Hypnotism Act 1952, Section 3: Prohibition on hypnotising persons under twenty-one.


A person who gives an exhibition, demonstration or performance of hypnotism on a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years at or in connection with an entertainment to which the public are admitted, whether on payment or otherwise, shall, unless he had reasonable cause to believe that that person had attained that age, be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/46/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hypnotism-act-1952/section-3
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