Offence of facilitating child prostitution

(1) A person who acts as an intermediary to induce, encourage or facilitate another person to give or promise remuneration, gifts, goods, food or other benefit to a child or a person having authority or control over a child for the purpose of inducing, encouraging, compelling or otherwise getting that Children (Prohibition) 9 child to participate in any sexual activity with the person who gives or promises the remuneration, gifts, goods, food or other benefit, commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term of twelve years. (2) A person who induces another person, whether by printed matter, electronic media, oral communication or other means of communication, whether direct or indirect, for the purpose of purchasing sexual activity with any child, commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term of twelve years.