destitute person "destitute person" means - (a) any person found begging in a public place in such a way as to cause or to be likely to cause annoyance to persons frequenting the place or otherwise to create a nuisance; or (b) any idle person found in a public place, whether or not he is begging, who has no visible means of subsistance or place of residence or is unable to give a satisfactory account of himself; ACT 183 - DESTITUTE PERSONS ACT 1977 2. Interpretation.