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(c) takes part in bringing, taking, decoying or enticing any woman or girl into or away from the Colony for the purpose of prostitution either within or without the Colony, knowing that such woman or girl has been sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, taken in pledge, taken on hire; or
(d) takes part in selling, pledging, letting out to hire, purchasing, taking in pledge, taking on hire or otherwise disposing of, or in obtaining possession of any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution either within or without the Colony; or
(e) knowingly derives any profit from the sale, pledge, hire, purchase, taking in pledge, taking on hire or other disposal of any woman or girl who has been sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, taken in pledge, taken on hire, or otherwise disposed of for the purpose of prostitution either within or without the Colony,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: Provided that in any prosecution under paragraph (c) where it is proved, to the satisfaction of the jury or of the magistrate as the case may be, that the woman or girl had in fact been sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, taken in pledge or taken on hire, knowledge thereof by the accused shall be presumed unless he satisfies such jury or magistrate that he had not such knowledge.
(2) It shall be no defence to any charge or indictment under this section that the woman or girl in question con- sented to the transaction or that she received the considera- tion or any part of the consideration therefor.
4.-(1) Every person who-
(a) procures or attempts to procure any female under 21 years of age, not being a common prostitute or of known immoral character, to have unlawful carnal connexion, either within or without the Colony, with any other person; or
(b) procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to become, either within or without the Colony, a common prostitute; or
(c) procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to leave the Colony, with intent that she may become an inmate of or frequent a brothel elsewhere; or
(d) procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to leave her usual place of abode in the Colony, with intent that she may become an inmate of or frequent a brothel within or without the Colony,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) No person shall be convicted of any offence under any of paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of sub-section (1) on the evidence of one witness only unless such witness is corrobora- ted in some material particular by evidence implicating the accused.
Procuration of women or girls. 48 & 49
Vict.
c. 69, s. 2.
cf. No. 3 of 1903, s. 3 and No. 41
of 1932, s. 89.
5. Every person who carnally knows or attempts to have Defilement
of girl carnal knowledge of any unmarried girl, being of or above the between age of 13 years and under the age of 16 years, shall be guilty 13 and 16. of a misdemeanor: Provided that no prosecution shall be Vict. commenced for an offence under this section more than twelve months after the commission of the offence.
48 & 49
c. 69,
s. 5 (1).