# The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 40: Arranging or facilitating abuse: payment for sexual services and involvement in indecent images


(1) A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a) A intentionally arranges or facilitates the offering or provision by another person (B) of sexual services to a third person in return for payment, and
(b) either—
(i) B is under 18, and A does not reasonably believe that B is 18 or over, or
(ii) B is under 13.
(1A) A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a) A intentionally arranges or facilitates the involvement by another person (B) in the recording or streaming or other transmission of an indecent image of B, and
(b) either—
(i) B is under 18, and A does not reasonably believe that B is 18 or over, or
(ii) B is under 13.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this Article is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2008/1769/article/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-40
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