3. (1) A person who for the purposes of the sexual exploitation of a child—

(a) pays, gives, offers or promises to pay or give a child or another person money or any other form of remuneration or consideration,

(b) provides or offers or offers or promises to provide, a child to another person, or

(c) obtains a child for himself or herself or for another person,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) A person (other than the child) who accepts or agrees to accept money or any other form of remuneration or consideration in the circumstances referred to in subsection (1)(a) or accepts or agrees to accept a child in the circumstances referred to in subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c) shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) A person who causes an offence under subsection (1) or (2) to be committed shall be guilty of an offence.

(4) A person who attempts to commit an offence under subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.

(5) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, or both.

(6) In this section “child” means a person under the age of 18 years.