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Legal Terms - brothel
A brothel is a location where men or women can engage in prostitution. A contract for the hiring or leasing of a brothel is null and unlawful due to its violation of public policy. Additionally, landlords are prohibited from renting out property knowing that it will be used as a brothel under sections 33–36 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (Kelly v. Purvis [1983] AC 663 (QB)). Additionally, it is illegal for someone to run or assist in a brothel, as well as for a tenant or other property owner to allow a brothel to be operated on their property. For the purposes of the Sexual Offences Act 1967, Section 6, a location is considered a brothel.
Under the Act of 1956's sections 33–35 if individuals use it for lewd homosexual activities in situations where using it for lewd heterosexual activities would have resulted in it being classified as a brothel for the purposes of those provisions.
A brothel is a location where men or women can engage in prostitution. A contract for the hiring or leasing of a brothel is null and unlawful due to its violation of public policy. Additionally, landlords are prohibited from renting out property knowing that it will be used as a brothel under sections 33–36 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (Kelly v. Purvis [1983] AC 663 (QB)). Additionally, it is illegal for someone to run or assist in a brothel, as well as for a tenant or other property owner to allow a brothel to be operated on their property. For the purposes of the Sexual Offences Act 1967, Section 6, a location is considered a brothel.
Under the Act of 1956's sections 33–35 if individuals use it for lewd homosexual activities in situations where using it for lewd heterosexual activities would have resulted in it being classified as a brothel for the purposes of those provisions.
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