12
In forceBegging alms
Part 3Offences against public order
12 Begging alms
(1)
A person who—
(a)
begs or gathers alms in a public place; or
(b)
is in a public place for the purpose of begging or gathering alms; or
(c)
goes from house to house begging or gathering alms; or
(d)
causes or encourages a child to beg or gather alms in a public place, or to be in a public place for the purpose of begging or gathering alms; or
(e)
exposes wounds or deformities with the object of obtaining alms, is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $250.
(2)
In this section—
house includes a building or any separately occupied part of a building.
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