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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-1956/schedule-SECOND/part-II",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/4-5/69",
  "legislation_title": "Sexual Offences Act 1956",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-1956",
  "path": "schedule/SECOND/part/II",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "Offences other than felonies and attempts at felonies",
  "text": "Offence\nMode of Prosecution\nPunishment\nProvisions as to alternative verdicts etc.\n7. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n8. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n9. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n10. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n11. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n12. . . .\n13. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n14. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n15. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n16. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n17. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n18. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n19. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n20. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n21. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n22. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n23. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n24. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n25. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n26. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n27. . . .\n. . .\n. . .\n28. . . .\n. . .\n29. . . .\n. . .\n30. . . .\n. . .\n31. . . .\n. . .\n32. . . .\n. . .\n33. Keeping a brothel (section thirty-three)\nSummarily ...\nFor an offence committed after a previous conviction, six months, or two hundred and fifty pounds, or both; otherwise, three months, or one hundred pounds, or both.\nA conviction of an offence punishable under section thirty-four, thirty-five or thirty-six of this Act, or under section thirteen of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (the section replaced for England and Wales by sections thirty-three to thirty-six of this Act), shall be taken into account as a previous conviction in the same way as a conviction of an offence punishable under section thirty-three of this Act.\n33A. Keeping a brothel used for prostitution (section 33A).\n(i) on indictment\n(ii) summarily\nSeven years\nSix months, or the statutory maximum, or both.\n34. Letting premises for use as a brothel (section thirty-four)\nSummarily ...\nFor an offence committed after a previous conviction, six months, or two hundred and fifty pounds, or both; otherwise, three months, or one hundred pounds, or both.\nA conviction of an offence punishable under section thirty-three, thirty-five or thirty-six of this Act, or under section thirteen of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (the section replaced for England and Wales by sections thirty-three to thirty-six of this Act), shall be taken into account as a previous conviction in the same way as a conviction of an offence punishable under section thirty-four of this Act.\n35. Tenant permitting premises to be used as a brothel (section thirty-five)\nSummarily ...\nFor an offence committed after a previous conviction, six months, or two hundred and fifty pounds, or both; otherwise, three months, or one hundred pounds, or both.\nA conviction of an offence punishable under section thirty-three, thirty-four or thirty-six of this Act, or under section thirteen of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (the section replaced for England and Wales by sections thirty-three to thirty-six of this Act), shall be taken into account as a previous conviction in the same way as a conviction of an offence punishable under section thirty-five of this Act.\n36. Tenant permitting premises to be used as for prostitution (section thirty-five)\nSummarily...\nFor an offence committed after a previous conviction, six months, or two hundred and fifty pounds, or both; otherwise, three months, or one hundred pounds, or both.\nA conviction of an offence punishable under section thirty-three, thirty-four or thirty-five of this Act, or under section thirteen of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (the section replaced for England and Wales by sections thirty-three to thirty-six of this Act), shall be taken into account as a previous conviction in the same way as a conviction of an offence punishable under section thirty-six of this Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 paras. 1-32 repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), s. 141, Sch. 6 para. 11(b), Sch. 7; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words repealed by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 33A inserted (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), ss. 55(3), 141; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2"
    }
  ],
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  "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."
}