Section 276 - Soliciting or importuning by prostitutes

(1) A person who persistently solicits or importunes in a public place or in sight of a public place for the purpose of prostitution commits a criminal offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five penalty units and for a second or subsequent offence shall be dealt with as for a misdemeanour.

(2) A person shall not be arrested for a criminal offence under subsection (1) without the consent of a superior police officer, but this shall not prevent the arrest, or the issue of a warrant for the arrest, of a person in respect of an offence or the remanding in custody or on bail of a person charged with an offence although the consent has not been obtained.