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In forceObtaining payment for prostitution by child
17 Obtaining payment for prostitution by child
(1)
A person is not to receive a payment, in money or any other form, knowing that it or any part of it has been derived, directly or indirectly, from a child taking part in an act of prostitution, whether as a prostitute or as a client.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 14 years.
(2)
An offence under subsection (1) is a crime.
(3)
A person has a defence to a charge of an offence under subsection (1) if it is proved that the payment was received in the ordinary course of a business unrelated to prostitution.
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