http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2008/1769/article/59/madeThe Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008RapeSex offencesChild abuseSexual abuseChildren in careenGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2016-06-21NORTHERN IRELAND This Order makes provision about sexual offences. PART 5PROSTITUTIONLoitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution 59 1 A person commits an offence if he persistently loiters or solicits in a street or other public place for the purpose of offering services as a prostitute. 2 A person guilty of an offence under this Article shall be liable on summary conviction— a to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale, or b for an offence committed after a previous conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on that scale.
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