Defilement
of girl between 13
and 16. 48 & 49 Vict.
c. 69. 9. 5(1).
[ef. No. 8 of 1016.
s. 5(2), and
No. 1 of
1932.
B. 17(1) (*))
Defilement of girl
under 13.
19 & 49
Viet.
e. 69, s. 4.
[ef. No. 3 of
1916, s. 2,
6 and No. 1
of 1992.
#. 17(1) (*).]
Indecent
pasault
upon
female.
24 & 25
Vict.
2. 100, a. $2.
12 & 13
Geo. 5.
c. 66, s. 1.
[ef. No. 3 of
1908,
s. 3 and No.
41 of 1932.
B. 99.]
Unlawful
of females.
detention
49 & 49
Vict.
c. 69, s. 8.
of
5. Any person who carnally knows or attempts to have carnal knowledge of any girl, whether he is married to her or not, being of or above the age of thirteen years and under the age sixteen years, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: Provided-
(a) that no prosecution shall be commenced for an offence under this section more than twelve months after the commission of the offence; and
(b) that if such person is married to such girl no prosecution shall be commenced without the consent of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
8. (1) Any person who carnally knows any girl under the age of thirteen years, whether he is married to her or not, shall be guilty of felony: Penalty: imprisonment for life.
(2) Any person who attempts to have carnal knowledge of any girl under the age of thirteen years, whether he is married to her or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
7. (1) Any person who commits an indecent assault upon any female shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) It shall be no defence to a charge or indictment for an indecent assault upon a girl under the age of sixteen years to prove that she consented to the act of indecency.
8. (1) Any person who detains any female against her will.
(a) in any place on land or water with intent that she may whether be unlawfully and carnally known by any man, any particular man or generally; or
(b) in any place on land or water for an immoral purpose or
for the purpose of emigration; or
(c) in any brothel,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to detain such female in such place or in such brothel, not only where force, intimidation or fraud is used, but also if, with intent to compel or induce her to remain in or upon such place or in such brothel, such person withholds from such female any wearing apparel or other property belonging to her or, where wearing apparel has been lent or otherwise supplied to such female or by the direction of such person, if such person threatens such female with legal proceedings if she takes away with her the wearing apparel so lent or supplied.
(3) No legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal, shall be taken against any such female for taking away or being found in possession of any such wearing apparel as was necessary to enable her to leave such place or brothel,
9. (1) Any person who-
Procuring (a) by threats, intimidation, false pretences, false representa- deflement
of females. tions or other fraudulent means procures or attempts to 48 & 19 procure any female to have unlawful carnal connexion Vict either within or without the Colony; or
c. 69, a, 3.
(b) applies, administers to or causes to be taken by any female any drug, matter or thing with intent to stupefy or overpower her so as thereby to enable any person to have unlawful carnal connexion with such female,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) No person shall be convicted of an offence under this Section on the evidence of one witness only unless such witness is corroborated in some material particular by evidence implicating the accused.
of female
18 & 49
10. Any person who unlawfully and carnally knows, or Carnal attempts to have unlawful carnal knowledge of, any female idiot knowledge or imbecile in circumstances which do not amount to rape but idiot. which prove that the offender knew, at the time of the commission Viet. of the offence, that the female was an idiot or imbecile, shall be c. 60,
• 5(2). guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ef. No. 3 of 1916, s. 6.)
11. Any person who, being the owner or occupier of any Punishment vessel or premises or having, or acting or assisting in, the of house management or control thereof, induces or knowingly suffers any permitting girl of such age as is mentioned in this section to resort to or be
of girl.
bolder, etc..
defilement