CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929 — Page 2

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1. Goo. 490

Tudo Ordce 21

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29 Protection

sroport thereon.

8.11.29

of Women &Girls Ordce"

This ancuding Ordice strengthens the hands of the authorities in dealing with the traffic

inn women and

and girls, and also cleans up come

in consistencies in the former law.

The principal provisions are: —

(1) It shall be no

no defence

that the woman or

quil in question consented to the transaction of received any part of the consideration.

(2) In the section dealing with receiving

harbouring

Concla

it into the

1 girls brought

Colony by force," harbouring" is expanded to esser "detamming, or having

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under Control"

(2) The rection dealing with flower to search

it is amended by giving

vestils, Buildings ex. is

pound to arrest, and to

to seizo

documents ar

"other articles which might be evidence

of an

offence.

? Subject to legal ofsions

signify

non- disallowance

S

Tashi Ke

31.12·29.