Article 60 SolicitingF1
Northern Ireland
It is an offence for a person in a street or public place to solicit another (B) for the purpose of obtaining B's sexual services as a prostitute.
The reference to a person in a street or public place includes a person in a vehicle in a street or public place.
A person guilty of an offence under this Article shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Art. 60 substituted (1.4.2010) for arts. 60, 61 by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 20, 116(1); S.I. 2010/507, art. 5(g) (subject to art. 6)
Notes on Part 5
Textual amendments
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Words in Pt. 5 heading inserted (1.6.2015) by Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 2), ss. 15(2), 28(5)