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Street Offences Act 1959

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1. Loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution.

  3. 1A.Orders under section 1(2A): supplementary

  4. 2. Application to court by person cautioned for loitering or soliciting.

  5. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. 4. Punishment for living on earnings of prostitution.

  7. 5. Short title, repeal, extent and commencement.

    1. Schedule

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. Schedule

      Orders Under Section 1(2A): Breach, Amendment etc.

      1. Part 1 Preliminary

        1. Interpretation and application

          1. 1.(1) This Schedule applies to an order made under section...

      2. Part 2 Breach of requirement of order

        1. Breach of requirement of order

          1. 2.(1) If the supervisor is of the opinion that the...

        2. Failure to answer to a summons

          1. 3.(1) This paragraph applies where the offender does not appear...

        3. Powers of magistrates' court

          1. 4.(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the offender appears or...

      3. Part 3 Amendment of order

        1. Change of supervisor

          1. 5.(1) Where the supervisor is unable to continue acting in...

          2. 6.(1) Where a court revokes an order under paragraph 5(2)(b),...

        2. Substitution of different local justice area

          1. 7.(1) The offender or the supervisor may apply to the...

        3. Supplementary

          1. 8.(1) Where the relevant magistrates' court proposes to exercise its...

      4. Part 4 Supplementary

        1. Detention and remand of arrested offender

          1. 9.(1) This paragraph applies where the offender is arrested in...

          2. 10.(1) This paragraph applies where the court before which an...

        2. Adjournments

          1. 11.(1) This paragraph applies to any hearing relating to an...

        3. Notification

          1. 12.(1) This paragraph applies where a court revokes or amends...

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