PROSTITUTION ACT 2000 - SECT 16

PROSTITUTION ACT 2000 - SECT 16

16 .         Causing, permitting, or seeking to induce child to act as prostitute

        (1)         A person is not to cause or permit a child to act, or continue to act, as a prostitute.

        (2)         A person is not to do anything with the intention of inducing a child to act, or continue to act, as a prostitute.

        (3)         An offence under subsection (1) or (2) is a crime.

        Penalty: Imprisonment for 14 years.