Part IV Offences, Powers of Constables, etc.
Offences of annoying, offensive, obstructive or dangerous behaviour
46 Soliciting and importuning by prostitutes.
1
A prostitute (whether male or female) who for the purposes of prostitution—
a
loiters in a public place;
b
solicits in a public place or in any other place so as to be seen from a public place; or
c
importunes any person who is in a public place,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding F1level 2 on the standard scale.
2
In subsection (1) above, “public place” has the same meaning as in section 133 of this Act but includes—
a
any place to which at the material time the public are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise; and
b
any public conveyance other than a taxi or hire car within the meaning of section 23 of this Act.