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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prostitution-public-places-scotland-act-2007-disqualification-from-driving-order-2011/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prostitution-public-places-scotland-act-2007-disqualification-from-driving-order-2011/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/2490",
  "legislation_title": "The Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007 (Disqualification from Driving) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prostitution-public-places-scotland-act-2007-disqualification-from-driving-order-2011",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes provision which is consequential on the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”).\nThe 2007 Act creates offences in Scotland relating to soliciting or loitering for the purpose of obtaining the services of a person engaged in prostitution.\nThe 2007 Act provides that these offences are punishable by a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. Article 3 of this Order gives additional powers to the court which will allow the convicting court to disqualify the offender from driving in addition to or instead of any other disposal but only where the offender is driving, or is otherwise in charge of, a motor vehicle at the time that the offence is committed. Article 4 requires the person subject to such a disqualification to surrender any licence held by that person. Article 5 makes provision about appeals following such a disqualification. The general right of appeal against summary conviction under section 175 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act is made available.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2490/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:53:06.194412+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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