Crimes Ordinance Part XII 12-54 Section 147 Cap. 200 imprisonment for 10 years. (Amended 90 of 1991 s. 20; 31 of 1997 s. 16) (2) It shall not be a defence to a charge under this section to prove that the child consented to the act of gross indecency. (3) A person who commits an act of gross indecency with or towards a child or who incites a child to commit such an act with or towards him or her is not guilty of an offence under this section if that person is, or believes on reasonable grounds that he or she is, married to the child. (Added 90 of 1991 s. 20) (Added 1 of 1978 s. 6) [cf. 1960 c. 33 s. 1(1) U.K.] 147. Soliciting for an immoral purpose (1) A person who in a public place or in view of the public— (a) solicits for any immoral purpose; or (b) loiters for the purpose of soliciting for any immoral purpose, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Amended 69 of 1990 s. 5) (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) but without prejudice to the generality of the expression any immoral purpose, each of the following is immoral— (a) buggery by a man with another man; (b) an act of gross indecency by a man with another man. (Added 90 of 1991 s. 21) (Added 1 of 1978 s. 6) Verified Copy Last updated date 5.12.2014