SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1988 - As at 23 October 2023 - Act 25 of 1988

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions

PART 2 - OFFENCES IN PUBLIC AND OTHER PLACES

Division 1 - Offensive behaviour

• 4 Offensive conduct
• 4A Offensive language
• 5 Obscene exposure
• 6 Obstructing traffic
• 6A Unauthorised entry of vehicle or boat
• 7 Damaging fountains
• 8 Damaging or desecrating protected places
• 8A Climbing on or jumping from buildings and other structures
• 9 Continuation of intoxicated and disorderly behaviour following move on direction
• 10 (Renumbered)
10AA, 10AB. (Renumbered) 10A-10E. (Repealed)
• 11 Possession of liquor by minors
• 11A Violent disorder

Division 2 - Dangerous behaviour

• 11B Custody of offensive implement
11C. (Repealed)
• 11D Parents who allow children to carry knives
11E. (Repealed)
• 11F Sale of knives to children
Subdivision 2 - Laser pointers
• 11FA Custody or use of laser pointer in public place

Division 2A - Loitering by convicted child sexual offenders

• 11G Loitering by convicted child sexual offenders near premises frequented by children

Division 2B - Intimidatory use of vehicles and vessels

• 11H Intimidatory use of vehicles and vessels

Division 3 - Miscellaneous

• 12 Defence
• 13 Particulars to be furnished

PART 3 - PROSTITUTION

• 14 Exclusion of matters dealt with under certain Acts
• 15 Living on earnings of prostitution
• 15A Causing or inducing prostitution
• 16 Prostitution or soliciting in massage parlours etc
• 17 Allowing premises to be used for prostitution
• 18 Advertising premises used for prostitution
• 18A Advertising for prostitutes
• 19 Soliciting clients by prostitutes
• 19A Soliciting prostitutes by clients
• 20 Public acts of prostitution
• 21 Search warrant

PART 3A - MINORS IN SEX CLUBS

• 21A Definitions
• 21B Minister may declare premises to be sex club on application of senior police officer
• 21C Notification of declaration of premises
• 21D Minors not permitted in declared sex clubs
• 21E Notices to be displayed
• 21F Police powers of entry

PART 3B - (Repealed)

PART 4 - PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES

• 22 Definitions
• 23 Authorised public assemblies
• 24 Participation in authorised public assembly
• 25 Prohibition by a Court of a public assembly
• 26 Authorisation by a Court of a public assembly
• 27 Applications under section 25 or 26
PARTS 4A, 5 - (Repealed) None

PART 5A - HUNTING

• 28J Offence of hunting on private land

PART 6 - GENERAL

• 29 Penalty notices
29A. (Repealed)
• 29B Penalty notices: hunting on private land without consent of owner or occupier of the land
• 30 No detention for certain offences
• 30A Compensation
• 31 Evidence as to road and road related area etc
• 32 Proceedings for offences
• 33 Payment towards cost of repairing damage
• 34 Repeals
• 34A Savings and transitional provisions
• 35 Regulations
• 36 Report by Ombudsman on section 9
37-39. (Repealed)
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2