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Offence | Mode of Prosecution | Punishment | Provisions as to alternative verdicts etc. |
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7.(a) Procurement of woman by threats (section two). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
(b) An attempt to commit this offence. | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
8.Procurement of woman by false pretences (section three). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
9.Administering drugs to obtain or facilitate intercourse (section four). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
10.(a) Intercourse with girl [F2under 16] (section six). | On indictment, F1 . . . ; a prosecution may not be commenced more than twelve months after the offence charged. | Two years | |
(b) An attempt to commit this offence. | On indictment, F1 . . . ; a prosecution may not be commenced more than twelve months after the offence charged. | Two years | |
11.(a)Intercourse with [F3defective] (section seven). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
(b)An attempt to commit this offence. | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
12. F4 . . . | |||
13.(a)Procurement of defective (section nine). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
(b)An attempt to commit this offence. | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
14.(a) Incest by a man (section ten). | On indictment, F1 . . . ; a prosecution may not be commenced [F5except by or with the consent] of the Director of Public Prosecutions F6 . . . | If with a girl under thirteen, and so charged in the indictment, life; otherwise seven years. | The jury may find the accused guilty— (i)of intercourse with a girl under thirteen (section five); or (ii)of intercourse with a girl between thirteen and sixteen (section six); (iii) F7 . . . |
(b)An attempt to commit this offence. | On indictment, F1 . . . ; a prosecution may not be commenced [F5except by or with the consent] of the Director of Public Prosecutions F6 . . . | [F8If with a girl under thirteen who is stated to have been so in the indictment, seven years; otherwise two years.] | |
15.(a) Incest by a woman (section eleven) | On indictment, F1 . . . ; a prosecution may not be commenced [F5except by or with the consent] of the Director of Public Prosecutions F6 . . . | Seven years | |
(b)An attempt to commit this offence. | On indictment, F1 . . . ; a prosecution may not be commenced [except by or with the consent] of the Director of Public Prosecutions | Two years | |
16. (a) Indecency between men (section thirteen). | On indictment F1 . . . ; | [F9If by a man of or over the age of twenty-one with a man under the age of eighteen, five years; otherwise two years.] | |
(b)An attempt to procure the commission by a man of an act of gross indecency with another man. | On indictment, F1 . . . | [F9If the attempt is by a man of or over the age of twenty-one to procure a man under the age of eighteen to commit an act of gross indecency with another man, five years; otherwise two years.] | |
17. Indecent assault on a woman (section fourteen). | (i)On indictment |
[F12Ten years] | |
18. Indecent assault on a man (section fifteen). | (i) On indictment | Ten years | |
19.Assault with intent to commit buggery (section sixteen). | On indictment | Ten years | |
20.Abduction of girl under eighteen from parent or guardian (section nineteen). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
21.Abduction of girl under sixteen from parent or guardian (section twenty). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
22.Abduction of defective from parent or guardian (section twenty-one). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
23. (a) Causing prostitution of a woman (section twenty-two) | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
(b)An attempt to commit this offence | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
24. (a)Procuration of girl under twenty-one (section twenty-three). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
(b)An attempt to commit this offence. | Two years | ||
25.Detention of woman in brothel (section twenty-four). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
26.Permitting girl [F2 under 16] to use premises for intercourse (section twenty-six). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | F15 . . . |
27.Permitting defective to use premises for intercourse (section twenty-seven). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
28.Causing or encouraging prostitution, etc., of girl under sixteen (section twenty-eight). | On indictment | Two years | |
29.Causing or encouraging prostitution of defective (section twenty-nine). | On indictment, F1 . . . | Two years | |
30.Living on earnings of prostitution (section thirty). | (i) On indictment (ii) Summarily | [F16Seven years] Six months | F17 . . . |
31. Controlling a prostitute (section thirty-one). | (i)On indictment (ii) Summarily | [F16Seven years] Six months | F17 . . . |
32. Solicitation by a man (section thirty-two). | (i) On indictment (ii) Summarily | Two years Six months | F17 . . . |
33. Keeping a brothel (section thirty-three). | Summarily F17 . . . | For 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. | A 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. |
34. Letting premises for use as brothel (section thirty-four). | Summarily F17 . . . | For 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. | A 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. |
35. Tenant permitting premises to be used as brothel (section thirty-five). | Summarily F17 . . . | For an offence committed after a previous conviction, six months, or two hundred and fifty pounds, or both; otherwise, three months, or one hunderd pounds, or both. | A 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. |
36. Tenant permitting premises to be used for prostitution (section thirty-six). | Summarily F17 . . . | For 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. | A 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. |
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 11 Pt. IV
F2Words substituted by Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58), Sch. 2 para. 14
F3Words substituted by Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72), Sch. 7 Pt. I
F5Words substituted by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 12
F6Words repealed by Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975 (c. 59), Sch. 6 Pt. I
F7Word "or" and para. (iii) repealed by Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58), Sch. 3 Pt. III
F8Words substituted by Indecency with Children Act 1960 (c. 33), s. 2(3)
F9Entries in Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 16(a)(b) substituted (3.11.1994) by 1994 c. 33, ss. 144(3)(a)(b), 172(4)
F10Words in sub para. (ii) substituted by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 12
F11Words substituted by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43, SIF 82), Sch. 7 para. 18(a)
F12Words substituted by Sexual Offences Act 1985 (c. 44, SIF 39:5), s. 3(3)
F13Words substituted by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 12
F14Words substituted by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43, SIF 82), Sch. 7 para. 18(b)
F15Words in Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 26 repealed by Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58), Sch. 3 Pt. III
F16Words substituted by Street Offences Act 1959 (c. 57), s. 4
F17Words repealed by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 13
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 10 amended (4.7.1996) by 1996 c. 25, s.56 (with s. 78(1))
C2Sch. 2 Pt. II paras 33-36: Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 35 (in relation to liability on first and subsequent convictions), 38 (increase of fines) and 46 (substitution of references to levels on the standard scale) apply (E.W.)
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