Street Offences Act 1959

1 Loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution.

1AOrders under section 1(2A): supplementary

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

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4 Punishment for living on earnings of prostitution.

5 Short title, repeal, extent and commencement.

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

Part 1Preliminary

Interpretation and application

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

Part 2Breach of requirement of order

Breach of requirement of order

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

Failure to answer to a summons

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

Powers of magistrates' court

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

Part 3Amendment of order

Change of supervisor

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

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

Substitution of different local justice area

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

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

Part 4Supplementary

Detention and remand of arrested offender

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

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

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

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

Street Offences Act 1959

1959 c.57

An Act to make, as respects England and Wales, further provision against loitering or soliciting in public places for the purpose of prostitution, and for the punishment of those guilty of certain offences in connection with refreshment houses and those who live on the earnings of or control prostitutes.

[16th July 1959]