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Register of lomates,

Hemoval of names from Register of inmates,

Duty of owners.

Duty of hesper of brothel.

5. (1.) Applications for the entry of a house upon the Register of Brothels shall be made in writing in the Form A in the Appendix. Every such application shall state the particulars B, C and D for entry on the Register, and the number of inmates by whom the brothel is intended to be used. It shall be accompanied by the written con- sent to the application of the owner of the premises.

(2.) On the receipt of such application, the Registrar General shall forward it to the Medical Officer appointed in that behalf by the Governor, for the purpose of obtaining bis report on the sanitary condition of the premises and their structural suitability for the residence of the proposed number of ininates.

(3.) The Medical Officer shall forthwith, on the receipt of the application, inspect the premises, and report to the Registrar General whether they are or are not in a satis- factory sanitary condition and fit for the residence of the proposed number of inmates.

(4.) Where the premises are already registered as a brothel, the application shall be accompanied by a list of the names of the inmates.

6. (1.) If the Medical Officer certifies that he has inspected the premises and is satis- fied with their sanitary condition, and that they are fit for the residence of the proposed number of inmates, and if the premises are not situate in a locality where brothels have been declared by the Governor to be unlawful, the Registrar General shall enter the required particulars in the Register of Brothels, and shall deliver to the applicant a certificate of registration in the Form B in the Appendix.

(2.) Provided that no part of a house shall be registered as a brothel, nor any house where any trade or business is carried on, 1or any house communicating by any passage, door, or otherwise with any house or room in which any trade or business is carried on, and provided also that the Registrar General may at any time refuse to register and may at any time cancel or suspend the registration of a brothel.

7. Every keeper of a registered brothel shall enter into a bond in such a som and with such securities as the Registrar General shall think it for the due observance by such keeper of all the requirements of this Ordinance or of any rules and regulations which shall be made thereunder. The Registrar General may at any time require the said keeper to renew any of the sureties to the said bond.

8. (1.) All persons whose names are required to be entered on the Register of In- mates must be brought by the keeper to the office of the Registrar General, and no person's name shall be entered on such Register except with her consent personally given to the Registrar General.

(2.) Photographs in duplicate of all persons who are entered on the Register of Inmates of a brothel shall be supplied by the keeper to the Registrar General one to be kept in his Office the other to be retained by such registered inmate.

(3.) On an application being made to him to enter a person on the Register of In- mates, the Registrar General shall personally interview such person, with the view of ascertaining that such application is made with ber consent. He shall also make the! enquiries necessary for obtaining the particulars required by these rules to be entered in the Register of Inmates.

(4.) The Registrar General sball further enquire whether or not the person comes within the provisions of Part 2 of the Ordinance, and if he is of opinion that she does, shall take measures for her protection accordingly.

9. If any registered inmate of a brothel desires to leave the brothel, the keeper shall forthwith bring her before the Registrar General, who shall then, after making such enquiry as he thinks fit, remove her name from the Register of Inmates. Provided that nothing shall prevent any inmate from herself applying direct to the Registrar General that her name may be removed from the Register of Inmates, which shall be forthwith done on such application.

10. It shall be the duty of the owner of a brothel to see that the premises are kept in a habitable condition, and that the latrines, drains and other sanitary appliances are kept in good order.

11. It shall be the duty of the keeper of a brothel :-

(a.) To keep the premises cleau.

(b.) To maintain decency and good order amongst the inmates and frequenters

of the brothel.

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